Pilot scheme to make patent processing easier

Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by The Manufacturer

The Intellectual Property Office has launched a new pilot scheme which is aimed at relaxing the requirements for patent applications submitted through the Patent Protection Highway.

The Government has increased the flexibility of the Patent Protection Highway (PPH) in order to decrease application times and reduce costs. In the past, patent applications have only been eligible to use PPH if they met requirements relating to the order in which they were filed and the priority which they claimed. The new scheme…

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