Pilot Agrrement between Israel, china Patent Office

The programme allows an applicant to request for expedited examination of a patent application with one patent office
10.08.14 / 10:25
Pilot Agrrement between Israel, china Patent Office
10.08.14
Pilot Agrrement between Israel, china Patent Office
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Israel Patent Office (ILPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) recently signed a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot agreement. 

 

The PPH pilot programme commenced on 1 August 2014, and runs for an initial period of two years until 31 July 2016.

 

The programme allows an applicant to request for expedited examination of a patent application with one patent office under the pilot agreement, provided that he has filed a corresponding application at the other office under the same agreement and one or more of the claims therein are determined to be patentable. 

 

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