Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) Pilot

The GPPH pilot program provides several benefits for applicants seeking fast tracked examination overseas. These benefits are predominantly seen through the GPPH framework, which provides access to a large number of participating IP offices with common Patent Prosecution Highway criteria and principles.

Since its inception in January, the GPPH also allows patent applicants from any of the 17 participating countries to request accelerated examination.

The following patent offices / countries are participating in the GPPH pilot:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

Icelandic Intellectual Property Office

Intellectual Property Australia

Israel Patent Office

National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland

Japan Patent Office

Korean Intellectual Property Office

Nordic Patent Institute

Norwegian Industrial Property Office

Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property

Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property

Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Swedish Patent and Registration Office

United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office

United States Patent and Trademark Office

(Source: IP Austrilia)