by evansfox | Feb 14, 2013
Under the Headstart accelerated examination system (AU$540 official fees), IP Australia will issue a confidential assessment within 5 working days as to whether or not the mark will encounter any official objections, including any potential cited prior trademarks. If...
by evansfox | Jul 20, 2012
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a treaty program of participating national patent offices. The PPH program allows an inventor to fast track coordinating patent applications in various countries once related patent claims are allowed in WIPO or one of the...
by evansfox | Nov 21, 2011
In 2006, the USPTO introduced the accelerated examination process. If an application conducted a pre-filing search and submitted an examination support document, examination would be accelerated. This procedure carries not only hefty additional legal costs for...
