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Category: PPH

July 31, 2012

Israel-USA Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Expanded to Include PCT Patentability Opinions

Israel and the USA have had a bilateral patent prosecution highway (PPH) agreement in place since July 1, 2011; on June 28 of this year it was announced that this…
November 22, 2011

Israel On Its Way To Becoming A PCT International Search Authority: Knesset Committee Approves Necessary Statutory Amendments

As a follow-up to the previous post, earlier today the Knesset’s Constitution, Statute and Law Committee – at least the lone member of the committee who was present for the…
November 21, 2011

Israel as a PCT Search Authority: Selling Ourselves Short? Or Showing the World How To Act Responsibly?

The Israel PTO’s push to become a PCT search and examination authority is slowly moving forward. This past March saw the publication of a Government-sponsored bill that would make the…
June 22, 2011

Good News: USPTO, ILPTO announce Bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

On June 20, the USPTO announced on its web site that it had agreed with the Israel PTO to undertake a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) project, beginning July 1,…
November 28, 2010

A Thanksgiving Present from the Israel PTO: Proposed New Expedited Examination Program To Make Examination in Israel More Attractive

Although the notion of a meal of thanks is well enshrined in Jewish tradition, Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday. Nevertheless, over the weekend the Israel PTO gave Israel patent…
November 17, 2010

Will Israel be Joining the U.S. Patent Prosecution Highway? (And If So, Does It Really Matter?)

Over the last several years, the USPTO has entered into a number of bilateral agreements under the rubric of what it calls “The Patent Prosecution Highway” (PPH). The general idea…

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Category: PPH

Israel-USA Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program Expanded to Include PCT Patentability Opinions

Israel On Its Way To Becoming A PCT International Search Authority: Knesset Committee Approves Necessary Statutory Amendments

Israel as a PCT Search Authority: Selling Ourselves Short? Or Showing the World How To Act Responsibly?

Good News: USPTO, ILPTO announce Bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

A Thanksgiving Present from the Israel PTO: Proposed New Expedited Examination Program To Make Examination in Israel More Attractive

Will Israel be Joining the U.S. Patent Prosecution Highway? (And If So, Does It Really Matter?)

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