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Article: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE TO PILOT PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 4, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent & Trademark Office issued the following press release:
The Commerce Department's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) today announced that they are now accepting applications for participation in a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway project established between the two offices. The Patent Prosecution Highway will leverage fast-track patent examination in both offices to allow applicants in both countries to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently. It also will permit each office to benefit from work previously done by the other office, in turn reducing examination ...