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		hilbert42 on Sept 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion du... Those who've signed it are supposedly bound by its framework. Alternatively, they wheel the fact out when it suits them/it's to their advantage in trade negotiations, etc.

kragen on Sept 19, 2021 [–]

Yes, and PCT compliance is actually fairly common, but its framework does not commit them to enforce foreign patents; rather the contrary.

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