The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has defended its system for reviewing “sensitive” patent applications following claims that it was stalling innovation.
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5 December 2014 The US Patent and Trademark Office has been criticised after details of a little-known system for delaying “sensitive” patent applications were revealed.