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AI and intellectual property were key topics during the EPO’s mission to Budapest, where delegates joined a conference and held bilateral talks
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PATLIB2024 conference in Türkiye focuses on Strategic Plan 2028, digitalisation and support for SMEs
EPO President ushers in new era for PATLIB network, participates in high-level meetings and signs Memorandum of Understanding with METU
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