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Meet the new IP attachés

Cairo Jennings and Katherine Hiner protect the IP rights of U.S. businesses in other countries
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USPTO REPORT

An introduction for rights holders and practitioners
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Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day

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The USPTO has issued an FRN requesting written public comments on OECD's “Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit
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