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19.10.2018: Espacenet: 20 years of free access to patent information in Europe
18.10.2018: US Bar-EPO Liaison Council meeting 2018
11.10.2018: Nellie Simon appointed EPO Vice-President for Corporate Services
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19.10.2018: Notice concerning priority document exchange via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS)
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