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The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a programme which allows the applicant to expedite patent...
https://www.epo.org/en/node/general-introduction-pph
General Introduction to PPH
Questions and answers
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Currently, the EPO participates in the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway programme (Japan Patent Office...
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No, participation in the PPH programme at the EPO is free of charge. However, the regular procedural...
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The Office of Earlier Examination (OEE) is the patent office with which you have already filed the...
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The Office of Later Examination (OLE) is the patent office with which you have filed the application...
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There are two types of “work products” that can be used when requesting participation in the PPH...
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The EPO has gradually started implementing the PPH as a permanent procedure.
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The GPPH is a multilateral framework between national and regional intellectual property offices...
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For more, detailed information regarding the various PPH programmes please consult the agreements...