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Practical Pointers for Patentees ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠑⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠊⠋⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠁
⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠛⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠉⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠞⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀
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