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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 93 01:08:07 -0700
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Subject: (fwd) Korea now accepts secret US patent applications
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From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
Subject: Korea now accepts secret US patent applications
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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1993 16:14:30 GMT
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    On July 29, 1993, the republic of South Korea became the 17th country
to sign an agreement with the United States to protect patent rights of
patent applications fild in the United States for which the government
has classified secret and indefinitely delay the prosecution of the patent.
Existing countries, mostly COCOM members, are: Australia, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey and United Kingdom.

    For more information on secrecy aspects of US patents, contact Robert
Garrett at the Patent Office, 703-308-0753.
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