Form PTO/SB/20PT Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the

Doc Code: PPH.PET.652 

PTO/SB/20PT (01-13)

Approved for use through 01/31/2015. OMB 0651-0058

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Document Description: Petition to make special under Patent Pros Hwy 

REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PROGRAM BETWEEN
THE PORTUGAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (INPI-PT) AND THE USPTO
Application No.:

First Named Inventor:

Filing Date:

Attorney Docket No.:

Title of the
Invention:

THIS REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PPH PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EFS-WEB.
INFORMATION REGARDING EFS-WEB IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/index.jsp.

APPLICANT HEREBY REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PROGRAM AND
PETITIONS TO MAKE THE ABOVE-IDENTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIAL UNDER THE PPH PROGRAM.

The above-identified application and the corresponding PT application(s) have the same priority/filing date. If INPI-PT is not the
office of first filing (OFF), identify the OFF and the OFF application no.
The PT application number(s) is/are: ____________________________
The filing date of the PT application(s) is/are: ________________________
I. List of Required Documents:
a.

A copy of the latest PT office action prior to the “Decision to Grant a Patent” in the above-identified PT
application(s) along with an English translation (if the office action is not in the English language)
is attached.
is not attached because applicant hereby requests the USPTO to obtain the required office action
and any required translation thereof via the Dossier Access System.
is not attached because the PT application was allowed in a first office action.
Notes:
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b.

It is not necessary to submit a copy of the “Decision to Grant a Patent” and an English translation
thereof.
The English translation of the office action may be a machine translation.
An accuracy statement for the English language translation of the office action is not required.

(1) An information disclosure statement listing the documents cited in the PT office action
is attached.
has already been filed in the above-identified U.S. application on ______________________.
(2) Copies of all documents (except for U.S. patents or U.S. patent application publications)
are attached.
have already been filed in the above-identified U.S. application on ______________________ .
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This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. 119, 37 CFR 1.55, and 37 CFR 1.102(d). The information is required to obtain or retain
a benefit by the public, which is to file (and by the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and
37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed
application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to
complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO
THIS ADDRESS.

PTO/SB/20PT (01-13)
Approved for use through 01/31/2015. OMB 0651-0058
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PPH PROGRAM BETWEEN THE INPI-PT AND THE USPTO
(continued)
Application No.:

First Named Inventor:

II. Claims Correspondence Table:

Claims in US Application

Patentable Claims
in PT Application

Explanation regarding the correspondence

III. All the claims in the US application sufficiently correspond to the patentable/allowable claims in the
PT application.

Signature

Date

Name
(Print/Typed)

Registration Number
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Privacy Act Statement
The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection with your
submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. Accordingly, pursuant to the requirements of
the Act, please be advised that: (1) the general authority for the collection of this information is 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2); (2)
furnishing of the information solicited is voluntary; and (3) the principal purpose for which the information is used by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is to process and/or examine your submission related to a patent application or
patent. If you do not furnish the requested information, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may not be able to
process and/or examine your submission, which may result in termination of proceedings or abandonment of the
application or expiration of the patent.
The information provided by you in this form will be subject to the following routine uses:
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Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C 552a). Records from this system of records may
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