About PPH
1. Outline of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a framework in which an application whose claims have been determined to be patentable in the Office of First Filing (OFF) is eligible to go through an accelerated examination in the Office of Second Filing (OSF) with a simple procedure upon an applicant’s request.
The PPH, through the exploitation of all the search/examination-related information of the OFF,
(1) supports applicants in their efforts to obtain stable patent rights efficiently around the world and
(2) reduces the search/examination burden and improves the quality of the examination of the major patent offices in the world.
2. Summary Table of PPH
- * Two orange boxes mean PPH arrangement is available between the two offices
- ** "MOTTAINAI" is a Japanese term meaning "a sense of regret concerning waste when the intrinsic value of an object or resource is not properly utilized."
It is said that its concept is made up by Reuse, Recycle, Reduce and Respect.
3. Survey results concerning the differences in the practice of each office
(As of January 2011)
3-1 Significant amendments after first actions in the OSF
3-2 Correction of the request for PPH
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