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22 November 2021Influential Women in IPJoe Matal, Jeff Wolfson and Angela Oliver

Why the patent bar changes will boost gender diversity

In September 2021, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced changes to expand the types of technical qualifications that an applicant must possess to be admitted to the patent bar and allowed to represent patent applicants before the USPTO.

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