Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020: Patent Prosecution Highway: The JPO and USPTO
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20
Major patent offices around the world have long been aware of backlog and redundancy issues facing the global patent landscape. As previously reviewed, the Patent Prosecution (PPH) program aims to accelerate examination among participating offices. Using PPH, participating patent offices have agreed that when an applicant receives a final notice from a first patent office that at least one claim is allowed, the applicant may request fast track examination of corresponding claim(s) in a...
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.