Ongoing consultations

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) User Survey

Date of consultation

11.11.2026 - 11.12.2026

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Background information

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) enables the accelerated examination of patent applications where at least one claim has already been found patentable by an ‘office of earlier examination’ participating in a PPH agreement with the ‘office of later examination’. 

Patent professionals and applicants are encouraged to share their experiences of the PPH system. Their feedback will help the participating PPH offices better understand users’ needs and identify opportunities to further improve and enhance the programme’s attractiveness. All responses will be collected and administered centrally by WIPO. This survey was developed as a follow-up to the plurilateral PPH meeting held at WIPO in February 2025.

The survey will run for one month, from 11 November to 11 December 2026. It takes about 10 minutes to complete.

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