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U.S.-Korea Patent Pilot Launched

August 26, 2013
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property Office announced a cooperative patent classification system, whereby KIPO will classify some of its patents according to the Cooperative Patent Classification system. USPTO and the European Patent Office launched the CPC in January to facilitate international harmonization of patent systems.
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