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ASEAN Members Benefit from PPH Membership
Issued: April 01 2013The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) has been continuously gaining popularity worldwide as an alternative route to expedite the examination of patent applications. PPH is a mutual agreement between two offices allowing applicants to request a fast-track examination by using the examination conducted by the other office or vice versa. Since the commencement of the PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) in July 2006, there are now 27 offices participating in the PPH. Two of them are ASEAN members, namely: Singapore and the Philippines.
- Duly completed Patents Form 11B (Furnishing of Prescribed Information).
- Duly completed Patents Form 14/14(2004) (Payment of Fee for Grant of a Patent).
- A copy of the granted patent of the corresponding application duly certified by the patent office of the said corresponding application.
- Documents setting out the final results of the search and examination as to substance and a copy of the patent claims referred to in the final results of the corresponding application.
- The phrase “IPOSCorresponding Application PPH acceleration requested” must be inserted in the Remarks box of the forms and all subsequent correspondences.
- Duly accomplished PPH Request Form.
- Copies of all office actions issued for the corresponding applications and English translations (if not in English).
- Copies of all claims found to be patentable/allowable and English translations (if not in English).
- Copies of references cited by the Examiner of the corresponding application.
- Claim correspondence table.
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