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GLOBAL HARMONIZATION OF IP By Michael A Mann © 2015 Nexsen Pruet, LLC www.nexsenpruet.com
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THE PLACE TO BEGIN
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www.nexsenpruet.com PARIS CONVENTION COUNTRIES
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www.nexsenpruet.com BERNE CONVENTION COUNTRIES
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www.nexsenpruet.com PATENT COOPERATION TREATY COUNTRIES
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www.nexsenpruet.com MADRID AGREEMENT
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www.nexsenpruet.com TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF IP RIGHTS MEMBER COUNTRIES
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www.nexsenpruet.com AMERICA INVENTS ACT “Congress has enabled the USPTO to not only act, but to lead in realizing a vision of an IP world in which national and regional patent systems are coordinated to create an optimal environment for technological innovation and diffusion.” – David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Director of the US PTO, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, June 20, 2012
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Patent Prosecution Highway Cooperative Patent Classification System Global Patent Dossier Common Citation Document Global Patent Search Network Common Application Format www.nexsenpruet.com USPTO INITIATIVES WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
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www.nexsenpruet.com BUT WAIT! – THE DETAILS ARE DEVILISHLY DIFFICULT
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www.nexsenpruet.com WHAT NEXT? The Hague Agreement…..
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