Request For Participation-(PPH) Pilot Program Between-(INPI-Brazil)-USPTO {PTO-SB-20BR}

PTO/SB/20BR, REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (INPI) AND THE USPTO, Under this pilot program of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), an applicant who receives a positive ruling on a patent claim(s) from either the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) or the USPTO may request accelerated prosecution of corresponding claim(s) in the other office. The PPH allows the applicant to obtain a patentability decision in the office of later examination (OLE) more quickly. Furthermore, the PPH promotes patent application processing efficiency by allowing the examiner in the OLE to reuse the search and examination results from the office of earlier examination, thereby reducing workload and duplication of effort. As of May 25, 2010, the USPTO has eliminated the fee for the petition to make special under the PPH programs. The trial period for the current PPH pilot program between the USPTO and the INPI commenced on December 1, 2019, and is scheduled to terminate on November 30, 2024. PPH requests based on INPI work product made on or before November 30, 2024, will be treated as timely unless a notice of termination is published earlier. www.FormsWorkflow.com