Humour: EPO Has the Solution
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2019-10-24 09:36:37 UTC
- Modified: 2019-10-24 09:36:37 UTC
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Summary: The "problem-solution" approach at the European Patent Office (EPO) explained by an insider
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