Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) - Fast Track Examination of . . . At the IP5 Working Group 3 meeting in December 2022, the IP5 Offices agreed to a 3-year extension of the IP5 PPH pilot program, effective January 6, 2023 to January 5, 2026 Additionally, the European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that with respect to IP5 PPH requests filed in the EPO, the IP5 PPH pilot program has been extended permanently
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) - USPTO For the relevant patent laws and rules applicable to request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program, please see: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) - Fast track examination of applications Forms: Various forms are available via: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) - Fast track examination of applications
General PPH - United States Patent and Trademark Office The PPH notices indicated that the PPH papers must be submitted via EFS-Web What document description should I use to submit the PPH request? The document description for the PPH request is “Petition to make special under Patent Pros Hwy ” For the IDS accompanying the PPH request, the document description is “Information Disclosure
GENERAL PPH - United States Patent and Trademark Office Under the PPH program, applicant chooses when to file the PPH papers Once the PPH request is filed, the PPH request is generally decided within 4 months from the filing of the PPH request If the PPH request is granted, the examiner will generally examine the application within 2 to 3 months from the grant of the
Patent Prosecution Highway Between USPTO and IMPI (Pilot) The PPH allows the applicant to obtain a patentability decision in the office of later examination (OLE) more quickly Furthermore, the PPH promotes patent application processing efficiency by allowing the examiner in the OLE to reuse the search and examination results from the office of earlier examination, thereby reducing workload and
(PPH) - United States Patent and Trademark Office The PCT-PPH pilot program will commence on January 29,2010, for a period of two years ending on January 28,2012 The trial period may be extended if necessary until the USPTO and the JPO receive a sufficient number ofPPHrequeststo adequately assess the feasibility of the PCT-PPHpilot program, The USPTOand the JPOmay also terminate
Doc Code: PPH. PET. 652 - United States Patent and Trademark Office APPLICANT HEREBY REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM AND PETITIONS TO MAKE THE ABOVE-IDENTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIAL UNDER THE PPH PILOT PROGRAM For national stage applications under 35 U S C 371 only: This is an express request to begin national stage processing under 35 U S C 371(f) Note: National
Australia | USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office Global PPH simplifies the PPH process by using a single set of qualifying requirements to improve the existing PPH network To request accelerated prosecution of an Australian patent application based on an allowable claim at the USPTO or another IP office, visit IP Australia's Request for Global Patent Prosecution Highway webpage
USPTO and JPO further improve Patent Prosecution Highway To improve the application experience under the PPH, the USPTO and JPO each set deadlines for issuing office actions for PPH applications, making it easier for applicants to predict the timing of examination In 2022, the USPTO met its PPH goals for reducing patent application pendency (duration of the process) O n average, it
Implementation of the Global and IPS Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH . . . the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs are equivalent, USPTO applicants need not specify which pilot program is being utilized For USPTO applications, the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs supersede any prior PPH program between theUSPTO and each Global PPH and IP5 PPH participating office