Abstract
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is one of the latest devices for accelerating prosecution and eventually grant in participating countries. A major advantage of the PPH is that it does not require any major (or even minor!) changes to existing patent laws, and can be operated within the realms of existing legislation. The PPH can exist as an added fixture to the patent regime of virtually any country. The PPH between the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) heralds a new chapter in the Development of Singapore patent law. Applicants with a first filing in Singapore can now request accelerated examination of their corresponding second filing in the USA, and applicants with a first filing in the USA can accelerate prosecution of their second filing in Singapore. The purpose of the PPH is to share search and examination results of corresponding applications between the two offices in order to allow patent applicants in the two countries to ‘jump the queue’. Applicants with corresponding filings in the USA and Singapore can use the PPH to their advantage.
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