Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

ICR 201911-0651-006

OMB: 0651-0058

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Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2020-01-08
Supporting Statement A
2018-04-27
Supplementary Document
2018-04-17
IC Document Collections
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238649 New
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ICR Details
0651-0058 201911-0651-006
Historical Active 201809-0651-004
DOC/PTO
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 01/23/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/09/2020
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2021 06/30/2021 06/30/2021
8,130 0 8,120
16,260 0 16,240
0 0 0

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a framework in which an application whose claims have been determined to be patent table by an Office of Earlier Examination (OEE) is eligible to go through an accelerated examination in an Office of Later Examination with a simple procedure upon an applicant's request. By leveraging the search and examination work product of the OEE, PPH programs (1) deliver lower prosecution costs, (2) support applicants in their efforts to obtain stable patent rights efficiently around the world, and (3) reduce the search and examination burden, while improving the examination quality, of participating patent offices. Originally, the PPH programs were limited to the utilization of search and examination results of national applications between cross filings under the Paris Convention. Later, the potential of the PPH was greatly expanded by PCT-PPH programs, which permit participating patent offices to draw upon the positive results of the PCT work product from another participating office. PCT-PPH programs use international written opinions and international preliminary examination reports developed within the framework of the PCT, thereby making the PPH available to a larger number of applicants. Information collected for the PCT is approved under OMB control number 0651-0021. More recently, the USPTO and several other offices acted to consolidate and replace existing PPH programs, with the goal of streamlining the PPH process for both offices and applicants. To that end, the USPTO and other offices established the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. The Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs are running concurrently and are substantially identical, differing only with regard to their respective participating offices. The USPTO is participating in both the Global PPH pilot program and the IP5 PPH pilot program. For USPTO applications, the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs supersede any prior PPH program between the USPTO and each Global PPH and IP5 PPH participating office. Any existing PPH programs between the USPTO and offices that are not participating in either the Global PPH pilot program or the IP5 PPH pilot program remain in effect. For more complete information on the PPH, including (1) a complete identification of participating countries and offices and the programs under which each country/office is participating, (2) the forms needed to request entry into the PPH, both at the USPTO and other participating offices, and (3) information as to which of the PPH programs remain pilots and which have been made permanent, please visit http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/pph/index.jsp. The forms in this collection allow participants to file in a U.S. application a request to make the U.S. application special under a PPH or PCT-PPH program.

US Code: 35 USC 119 Name of Law: null
  
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Not associated with rulemaking

  83 FR 6532 02/14/2018
83 FR 18281 04/26/2018
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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20BR Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20MX Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20NI Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (NRIP) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO PTO/SB/20GLBL Request for Participation in the Global/IP5 PPH Pilot Program in the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the SAIP and the USPTO PTO/SB/20SA Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the SAIP and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the EAPO and the USPTO PTO/SB/20EA Request for the Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20CZ Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPOCZ) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20PH Request for Participation in the PPH Program Between the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPH) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20TW Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program Between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) and the USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Romania (OSIM) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20RO) PTO/SB/20RO REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN THE ROMANIAN STATE OFFICE FOR INVENTIONS AND TRADEMARKS (OSIM) AND THE USPTO
Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20AR) PTO/SB/20AR Request for Participation in the PPH Pilot Program between the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the USPTO (PTO/SB/20AR)
Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI) and the USPTO PTO/SB/20CL Request for Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI) and the USPTO

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 8,130 8,120 0 10 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 16,260 16,240 0 20 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
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The USPTO is proposing to add a form to this collection for a new participant, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SAIP) to the PPH Program. The PPH pilot program with the SAIP will commence on January 2020, and will run for a period of 3 years ending on December 2022. SAIP is partnering on a bilateral basis only and is not participating in the Global/IP5 PPH Program.

$668,996
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    Yes
    Yes
No
No
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Uncollected
Raul Tamayo 571 272-7728 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
01/09/2020


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