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USPTO, EPO & JPO To Start PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway

November 13, 2009

The Trilateral Offices (European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)) agreed on November 13, 2009 to begin a pilot program in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) framework utilizing PCT work products (international search reports, written opinions, and international preliminary examination reports).
Under the PPH, an applicant receiving a determination [...]

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Thomson Reuters Analysis of 2008 World Patent Activity: Non-U.S. Companies Dominate in U.S.; Home Region Innovators Dominate in Asia and Europe

March 29, 2009

The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters released the results of its 2008 Global Innovation Study on March 25, analyzing the leading innovators by key region over the last year.  The study, which tracked the top ten innovators in China, Europe, Japan, Korea and the U.S. on the basis of total number of unique inventions [...]

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