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Article: Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Enacted By The United States Patent And Trademark Office And The Japan Patent Office Allows Faster Examination Of Certain Applications.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- August 31, 2006
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the "Patent Prosecution Highway" (PPH) pilot program with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), to promote timely exchange of search results when an application has been filed in both offices. Under the PPH pilot program, an applicant who filed first in the JPO and received a determination of allowability of at least one claim, may request earlier examination of the corresponding claim(s) filed in the USPTO. The PPH pilot program is reciprocal, such that the JPO also offers earlier examination of claims corresponding to allowed US claims. Only US or Japanese applications filed under the Paris Convention, ...