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… filing date of the application in Mexico and the granting of the patent … refers to the international filing date of the patent application to establish the … for the patent began, and not to the national filing date.  Therefore, while …

… in the application number or filing date, or if the error … Compliant” in the Canadian Patent Database is not determinative. … reduced volumes of granted patents. CIPO has started publishing … that some applications or patents may appear abandoned erroneously, …

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