Raw: EPO Comes Under Fire for Lowering Patent Quality Under the Orwellian Guise of “Collaborative Quality Improvements” (CQI)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2019-10-16 04:10:24 UTC
- Modified: 2019-10-16 04:10:24 UTC
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- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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- Over at Tux Machines...
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