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PATENTS

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The role of USPTO is to grant patents for the protection of inventions and to register trademarks. GO TO USPTO SITE ▸

European Patent Office (EPO) Inventors are enabled to seek patent protection in up to forty European countries via uniform application procedure. GO TO EPO SITE ▸

Espacenet
The EPO's Espacenet offers free access to information about inventions and technical developments from the 19th century right up to today. GO TO ESPACENET ▸

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