Ten years of fast-track examination of patent applications – Patent Prosecution Highway
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an agreement between patent offices. The aim is to provide patent applicants with a quick and efficient way to obtain a patent in several countries.Under PPH, the patent offices have agreed that an applicant who has filed a first application with a first patent office, and has received a positive opinion that the application is allowable, may request fast-track examination when filing a corresponding application with a second patent office. With PPH, the PRH’s goal is primarily to make the patent application process at other patent offices easier for