PPH

Question 1

In PPH applications, applicant’s get how many tries to perfect request:

Answer 1

1 to submit, 1 to correct

Question 2

In order to be eligible for entry into the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), the applicant must have:

Answer 2

already received an indication of allowable subject matter in a related patent application from a partnering PPH office.

common earliest date of priority with application with allowable subject matter

submitted within one year of previous application

No more than 4 independent claims, 30 dependent

Question 3

Rule for entry into the PPH says that examination CANNOT have:

Answer 3

substantive examination (this does NOT include , not substantive)

Question 4

Office actions that are NOT substantive for PPH:

Answer 4

Notice of Missing Parts

Restriction

Question 5

Claims that do not sufficiently correspond may:

Answer 5

be amended to sufficiently correspond

Question 6

independent claim cannot be:

Answer 6

narrower than claims deemed allowable in the OEE.

Must be broadened to correspond

Question 7

Under PPH, participating patent offices have agreed that when an applicant receives a _____ ruling from a first patent office that at least ___ ____ is allowable, the applicant may request fast track examination of corresponding claim(s) in a corresponding patent application that is pending in a second patent office.

Answer 7

final

one claim

Question 8

There is ____ fee under the PPH programs

Answer 8

no

Question 9

if a copy of the office action from the OEE is available via the Dossier Access System, the applicant _______
the USPTO obtain the copy via the Dossier Access System.

Answer 9

may request that

meaning you do not HAVE to submit a copy of the original application

Question 10

Only AFTER ________ may an applicant _______ priority in a ______ window after the 12 month requirement to apply

Answer 10

Dec 18 2013 (PLTIA date)

restore

2 month

Question 11

If an application has multiple Offices of Earlier Examination (e.g multiple applications in several countries) an indication of allowable claims from ________ can support a request for entry into the PPH.

Answer 11

ANY Office of Earlier Examination (OEE)

It does not matter which country the indication of allowability comes from

Question 12

Instead of being the regular 12 months for common priority in a PPH request, for a PCT application the window is ______ months

Answer 12

30