Archive: 14 May 2014

Chile remains on the Priority Watch List in 2014

Chile remains on the Priority Watch List in 2014

The United States still has concerns regarding intellectual property rights according to the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement. The Special 301 Priority Watch List Report from 2014 highlights the major issues that Chile should work on in the sphere of IPR protection: implementing an effective system for addressing patent issues expeditiously in connection with applications […]

The United States still has concerns regarding intellectual property rights according to the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement. The Special 301 Priority Watch List Report from 2014 highlights the major issues that Chile should work on in the sphere of IPR protection: implementing an effective system for addressing patent issues expeditiously in connection with applications […]
Accelerating Patent Examination when Inventor is Aged

Accelerating Patent Examination when Inventor is Aged

In Israel, applications are sorted into tentative technology groups on filing and then, within each technology group, are examined approximately in order of priority date. Periodically, when the ratio of examiners to applications under examination drops sufficiently, the Israel Patent Office sends out Notices Prior to Examination for another batch of applications. There is no […]

In Israel, applications are sorted into tentative technology groups on filing and then, within each technology group, are examined approximately in order of priority date. Periodically, when the ratio of examiners to applications under examination drops sufficiently, the Israel Patent Office sends out Notices Prior to Examination for another batch of applications. There is no […]
TIPO and JPO Modified Current PPH to Pilot Run PPH Mottainai and Extended for Three Years from May 01, 2014

TIPO and JPO Modified Current PPH to Pilot Run PPH Mottainai and Extended for Three Years from May 01, 2014

The TIPO-JPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program currently has been modified to PPH Mottainai and extended for three years starting on May 1, 2014. This modified pilot allows for greater conveniences to applicants and further accelerates patent examination at both offices. As of the end of March 2014, TIPO had received 817 requests for […]

The TIPO-JPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program currently has been modified to PPH Mottainai and extended for three years starting on May 1, 2014. This modified pilot allows for greater conveniences to applicants and further accelerates patent examination at both offices. As of the end of March 2014, TIPO had received 817 requests for […]