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Answer» What is Patent Law Treaty mean? The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is a patent law multilateral treaty concluded on 1 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland, by 53 States and the European Patent Organisation (an intergovernmental organization). It aims at harmonizing formal procedures such as the requirements to obtain a filing date for a patent application, the form and content of a patent application, and representation. As of May 2021, the PLT had 43 contracting states, while 59 states and the European Patent Organisation have signed the treaty. reference
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