The Patent Prosecution Highway expedites the allowance of a patent application. When a claim of a patent application in the United States is allowed, a PPH request can be filed for a patent application filed in a foreign patent office. The PPH request allows the examiner of the foreign patent office to allow the case based on the allowance given by the U.S. examiner. The … [Read more...]
Foreign patent filing
Foreign patent filing is a process of seeking patent protection in foreign countries either directly or based on a claim of priority to a first filed U.S. patent application or through a Patent Cooperation Treaty application.
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How to obtain foreign patent protection?
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Request for non-publication of a patent application
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