IP.com Now Includes IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin

According to the May, 8, 2005 Buffalo News, IBM Corp. turned over its Technical Disclosure Bulletin archive of published inventions to IP.com in April 2005. Companies like Kodak, Motorola, Xerox and Sony are reportedly using the IP.com services. According to the IP.com website,

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