USPTO AND THE TAIWAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AIT AND TECRO, ESTABLISH A PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY PILOT

摘要

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as the designated representative of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), today announced a new pilot project for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), as the designated representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States. The PPH will permit each office to benefit from work previously done by the other office, which reduces the examination workload and improves patent quality.