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Tamira Lombardi. PREPARING A PCT-SAFE APPLICATION FOR EFS-WEB UPLOAD AT THE USPTO. PCT e-Services Unit March 19, 2013. PCT e-Services. Support for the following services: PCT-SAFE ePCT Priority Documents Access Service (DAS) Training and promotion. PCT-SAFE. Free of charge
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Tamira Lombardi PREPARING A PCT-SAFE APPLICATION FOR EFS-WEB UPLOAD AT THE USPTO PCT e-Services Unit March 19, 2013
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