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Article: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, KOREAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON BILATERAL COOPERATION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- September 24, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent & Trademark Office issued the following press release:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) today announced the signing of a United States-Republic of Korea memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding comprehensive cooperation on patents.
Commissioner of KIPO Dr. Jung-Sik Koh and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Jon Dudas signed the MOU during a bilateral meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 23.
The focus of the MOU is to promote work-sharing by harmonizing the patent examination environment of the Republic of Korea and ...