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1 October 2021Influential Women in IPLinda Thayer

Will the latest patent bills increase diversity and transparency in the patent system?

On September 21, 2021, two bipartisan bills were introduced in the US senate by senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis, the chair and ranking member of the senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee.

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