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Update on harmonisation of IP5 patent practices

16.6.2015 - Following the IP5 Heads of Office meeting in Suzhou in May 2015, the IP5 Offices published two reports outlining their practices regarding unity of invention and citation of prior art and a list of terminology on written description/sufficiency of disclosure.

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