Extension of the European Patent Office’s Patent Prosecution Highway Programme
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03/12/2024
From 1 December 2024, patent applicants with a positive outcome indicated on their patent applications from the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) can benefit from expedited processing at the European Patent Office (EPO) through a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot. The IPONZ-EPO pilot will run for three years until 30 November 2027, with potential for extension.
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