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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
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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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New Worksharing Opportunity: PCT-PPH Pilot
between the Trilateral Offices
Karin FerriterAttorney AdvisorOffice of Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement, USPTO
Worksharing Roundtable, Alexandria, VA, November 18, 2009
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PCT PPH Pilot between the Trilateral Offices
Japan Patent Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The European Patent Office
PPH
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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
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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
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PCT PPH Pilot: National Stage PCT PPH Pilot: National Stage ApplicationApplication
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Accelerated Exam.
Request for PPHB
SubstantiveExam.
SubstantiveExam.
PCTApplication
Trilateral Office
ISR/WO/IPER
Positive ISR/WO or IPER
Designated Office (DO)
Designated Office (DO-USPTO)
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PCT PPH Pilot: PCT PPH Pilot: National Stage National Stage Application (with priority)Application (with priority)
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Accelerated Exam.
Request for PPHB
SubstantiveExam.
SubstantiveExam.
PCTApplication
Trilateral Office
ISR/WO/IPER
Positive ISR/WO or IPER
Designated Office (DO)
JPO Application
Designated Office (DO= USPTO)
Priority claim
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PCT PPH PilotPCT PPH Pilot: Priority/benefit to : Priority/benefit to the PCT applicationthe PCT application
Accelerated Exam.
Request for PPH
US Application
PCTApplication
Trilateral Office
ISR/WO/IPER
Positive ISR/WO or IPER
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PCT PPH Pilot: PCT PPH Pilot: Parent ApplicationParent Application
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Accelerated Exam.
Request for PPH
PCTApplication
Trilateral Office
ISR/WO/IPER
Nonprovisional US Application(parent)
Priority claim
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PCT PPH Pilot: Corresponding PCT PPH Pilot: Corresponding applicationapplication
Accelerated Exam.
Request for PPHCorresponding US
Application(111 or national stage of another international application
PCTApplication
Trilateral Office
ISR/WO/IPER
Positive ISR/WO or IPER
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Thank you!
Karin Ferriter
