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31 March 2020AmericasJonathan Tietz, Jason Mock, and Kristel Schorr

COVID-19: patent procurement and licensing

Public health officials have said that we can expect the coronavirus pandemic to last for months—and the underlying virus will likely be with us for the long term. Meanwhile, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has included a flurry of innovation.

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