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New Worksharing Opportunity: PCT-PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices

New Worksharing Opportunity: PCT-PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices. Karin Ferriter Attorney Advisor Office of Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement, USPTO. Worksharing Roundtable, Alexandria, VA, November 18, 2009. PCT PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices.

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New Worksharing Opportunity: PCT-PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices

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  1. New Worksharing Opportunity: PCT-PPH Pilotbetween the Trilateral Offices Karin Ferriter Attorney Advisor Office of Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement, USPTO Worksharing Roundtable, Alexandria, VA, November 18, 2009

  2. PCT PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices United States Patent and Trademark Office PPH Japan Patent Office The European Patent Office

  3. PCT-PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices • Begins January 29, 2010 • PCT-PPH pilot among the Trilateral Offices: • Requires a positive • international search report*, • written opinion, or • international preliminary examination report *international search report only eligible when no written opinion of the international searching authority has been issued

  4. PCT-PPH Pilot • Applications can be: • National stage of the PCT application • Application that claims priority/benefit to the PCT application • U.S. parent application • Corresponding U.S. application • Plant and design applications, reissue applications, reexamination proceedings, and applications subject to a secrecy order are excluded from the PPH

  5. PCT PPH Pilot: National Stage Application Substantive Exam. Trilateral Office ISR/WO/IPER A ・・・ PCT Application Designated Office (DO-USPTO) Request for PPH Positive ISR/WO or IPER B Accelerated Exam. Designated Office (DO) Substantive Exam. ・・・ C

  6. PCT PPH Pilot: National Stage Application (with priority) JPO Application Substantive Exam. Trilateral Office ISR/WO/IPER A ・・・ Priority claim PCT Application Designated Office (DO= USPTO) Request for PPH B Accelerated Exam. Positive ISR/WO or IPER Designated Office (DO) Substantive Exam. ・・・ C

  7. PCT PPH Pilot: Priority/benefit to the PCT application Trilateral Office ISR/WO/IPER PCT Application Request for PPH US Application Positive ISR/WO or IPER Accelerated Exam.

  8. PCT PPH Pilot: Parent Application Request for PPH Accelerated Exam. ・・・ Nonprovisional US Application (parent) Priority claim Trilateral Office ISR/WO/IPER PCT Application ・・・

  9. PCT PPH Pilot: Corresponding application Trilateral Office ISR/WO/IPER PCT Application Positive ISR/WO or IPER Request for PPH Accelerated Exam. Corresponding US Application (111 or national stage of another international application

  10. Thank you! Karin Ferriter

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