Which patent offices participate in the Patent Prosecution Highway program?

The USPTO participates in several Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs with other patent offices worldwide. According to MPEP 708.02(c):

“The USPTO participates in the Global PPH and IP5 PPH pilot programs, and also has PPH agreements with several intellectual property offices that are not yet included in the Global PPH.”

For a comprehensive and up-to-date list of participating offices and specific program details, applicants should refer to the USPTO’s official PPH website: www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/pph/index.jsp.

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