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11 March 2022PatentsAlex Baldwin

USPTO stops fast-track patent examinations from Rospatent

The US Patent and Trademark Office has announced that it will no longer grant requests from Russia’s IP office to participate in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH).

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