RosPatent joins the program of PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)

Dear Colleagues!

In 2009 Rospatent signed bilateral agreements with the Patent departments of Japan and Republic of Korea about a mutual account of results of substantial examination under the same applications for inventions in each of these departments. Since 25th of January 2010 a similar agreement with the Patent department of the US came into enforce.

This year Rospatent joins the program of PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) and in this connection they shall organize a round table, planned first of all, for developers of new techniques and innovative technologies, which will be held in the Rospatent office (Moscow) on 15th of March 2010.

РРН it is based on the international division of labor between experts of patent departments of the different countries in case of consideration of the same application submitted designating these countries. РРН makes possible to use the results of experts after substantial examination of the country while considering the application by experts of another country, which allows to reduce the consideration- term of the application in each country, and also to lower material inputs of the applicant on patenting of the invention abroad.