What is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)?

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a program designed to expedite patent prosecution in Nevada and around the world. It is designed to increase the efficiency of the patent prosecution process by allowing applicants to request fast-track examination of their patent applications in participating patent offices. The PPH is a collaborative effort between participating patent offices that allows applicants to take advantage of the work already done in one office when filing applications in another. After a patent examiner from one office examines and grants a patent, applicants can request that another office use that patent’s examination results when processing their application. Doing so could speed up the processing time significantly. In Nevada, the US Patent and Trademark Office is part of the PPH program and accepts requests from applicants who already have a patent granted in another participating office. The USPTO can even apply the results of a provisional application from one office to the non-provisional application in the USPTO. The PPH has been especially helpful in speeding up the patent process for many small inventors and businesses. It has enabled them to reduce the cost and time spent on obtaining a patent and increased their chances of success.

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