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Patent Prosecution Highway - Fast Track Examination of Applications

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) – Fast Track Examination of Applications

 

 


Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), an applicant receiving a ruling from the Office of First Filing (OFF) that at least one claim in an application filed in the OFF is patentable may request that the Office of Second Filing (OSF) fast track the examination of corresponding claims in corresponding applications filed in the OSF. PPH will leverage fast-track examination procedures already available in the OSF to allow applicants in the OSF to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently.

The USPTO has PPH agreements with various Intellectual Property Offices around the world. For information, requirements and request form for each of the PPH programs, click on the links below:

   
Australia Flag PPH between USPTO and Australia Request Form (SB/20AU) [PDF]
Canada Flag PPH between USPTO and Canada Request Form (SB/20CA) [PDF]
Denmark Flag PPH between USPTO and Denmark Request Form (SB/20DK) [PDF]
EPO Flag PPH between USPTO and European Patent Office Request Form (SB/20EP) [PDF]
Finland Flag PPH between USPTO and Finland Request Form (SB/20FI) [PDF]
German Flag PPH between USPTO and Germany Request Form (SB/20DE) [PDF]
Japan Flag PPH between USPTO and Japan Request Form (SB/20JP) [PDF]
Korea Flag PPH between USPTO and Korea Request Form (SB/20KR) [PDF]
Singapore Flag PPH between USPTO and Singapore Request Form (SB/20SG) [PDF]
United Kingdom PPH between USPTO and United Kingdom Request Form (SB/20UK) [PDF]

 

PPH News: View the latest updates on USPTO’s Patent Prosecution Highway program and learn what others are saying about PPH.

For general information concerning PPH, download the PPH Portable Document Format [PDF]. If you have specific questions about PPH, send an e-mail to PPHfeedback@uspto.gov.

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