tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1122715899193042019..comments2024-03-29T09:21:58.696+00:00Comments on The IPKat: More on the iFdIP mystery; Dominican Republic joins the PCTVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79069829619906326402007-03-08T14:55:00.000+00:002007-03-08T14:55:00.000+00:00As a side note, the Dominican Republic joined as a...As a side note, the Dominican Republic joined as a requirement to the DR-CAFTA agreement with the US. Article 15.1.3 requires ratification or accession to the PCT (as well as a whole host of other treaties).Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495155816511137806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1377217846846151462007-03-08T10:00:00.000+00:002007-03-08T10:00:00.000+00:00The reason Esp@cenet would only print out patent d...The reason Esp@cenet would only print out patent documents one page at a time was political not technological. Some firms were making good money selling patent documents and protested when they became available without charge. Esp@cenet agreed to the one page at a time restriction so that at least large documents would still be purchased. Many firms developed software to overcome the one page restriction and last April Esp@cenet removed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com