"By electing to proceed under the PPH initiative, patent applicants in both Canada and the U.S. will benefit from expedited examination to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently. This initiative should also benefit both offices by facilitating the exploitation of the work performed by the other office, thereby improving patent quality and reducing the examination workload."

The US-Canadian Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program follows other such programs between the UK & US, the UK & Japan, the US & Japan, and Japan & Korea.

Sources & further information

Canadian Intellectual Property Office news - Canada-US Patent Prosecution Highway

Information about other Patent Prosecution Highways

IP Menu news - UK & USA - Patent Prosecution Highway opens between UK and USA

IP Menu news - UK, Japan & US - Patent Prosecution Highway updates

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