Patent Prosecution Highway Between USPTO and CIPO (Pilot)
The Patent Prosecution Highway in Conjunction With the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway , an applicant receiving a ruling from either the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) or the USPTO that at least one claim in an application is patentable may request that the other office fast track the examination of corresponding claims in corresponding applications. The Patent Prosecution Highway will leverage fast-track patent examination procedures already available in both offices to allow applicants in both countries to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently.
The USPTO and CIPO have decided to extend the PPH pilot program to 28 January 2011. The USPTO and CIPO will evaluate the results of the pilot program at the end of the extended period to determine whether and how the program should be fully implemented.
View Press Release announcing the pilot program.
View the CIPO Announcement on the pilot program.
Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to USPTO
Fillable Form SB/20 CA (Patent Prosecution Highway Request Form) [PDF]
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (signed 14 January 2008) (Please note that "PPH.PET.652" referred to in the notice is a doc code for internal use only. The PPH request and the supporting documents (except for preliminary amendments and IDS) must be indexed as “Petition to make special under Patent Pros Hwy".)
Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to CIPO
How to make a request (published by the CIPO, includes links to request form)
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