The USPTO announced on April 13, 2009, the continuation of the patent prosecution high-way (PPH) with IP Australia. The PPH with IP Australia, dated April 14, 2008, allows an applicant whose patent has been granted in IP Australia, to have the corresponding application flied in the USPTO to be advanced out of line for examination.
The PPH has been extended in order to allow the USPTO to adequately assess the feasibility or the PPH pilot program.
The PPH between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the USPTO was also extended and a similar cooperation with the German patent office was declared on April 14, 2009.
Other countries participating in PPH programs with one or more other national patent offices include the European Union, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Japan, and
Posted by: Zeev Fisher in PPH, CIPO on
Dec 26, 2008
On January 28,2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program (PPH) which enabled an applicant whose claims have been determined allowablelpatentable in an applicatioil filed in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to have the conesponding application filed in the USPTO be advanced out of turn for examination. See notice entitled "Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program bctween the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office," 1327 Off Gnz Pat Office 45 (February 5,2008).
The USPTO indicated that the pilot prograin would last for a period of one year ending on January 28,2009, but may be extended for an additional time period thereafter.
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