Patent Applications, Patent Examinations, Patent Prosecution Highway

What to Do Now That the USPTO Accelerated Examination Program Is Ending

McCarter & English, LLP on 7/2/2025

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced the Accelerated Examination program in 2006 to help applicants receive expedited examination of important patent applications. The USPTO is ending the Accelerated...more

Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/23/2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the...more

Two Paths for Accelerating Patent Prosecution in China

Perkins Coie on 10/23/2019

In recent years, with the increase in patent applications filed in China, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has focused on expediting patent examinations to decrease the duration of the normal...more

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - August 2017

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/15/2017

Worldwide Patent Term Extension Provisions - Mechanisms to recover patent term lost during regulatory approval are available in many countries throughout the world. The August 2017 issue of Sterne Kessler’s Global Patent...more

Taking Advantage of the Global Supply Chain for Patent Examination

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 7/19/2017

Innovation and Traditional Patent Process - When you develop an innovation, its potential patentability is typically unknown, thus making it difficult to determine whether it is worth the significant expense involved if...more

Fast Track Examination in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 4/20/2017

Track One Prioritized Examination - Track One examination allows an applicant to pay for prioritized examination and to receive a final disposition usually in less than one year (compared to two to four years for regular...more

USPTO News Briefs - March 18, 2013

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/19/2013

USPTO Extends Comment Period on Notice Regarding Preparation of Patent Applications - In January, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 2960) requesting public...more

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