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PPH between Denmark and Canada

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Agreement means that from 1 October 2009 you can request accelerated examination of your patent application:

  1. At the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) if the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has already accepted the corresponding patent claims as patentable in Canada.

  2. At the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) if the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) has already accepted the corresponding patent claims as patentable in Denmark.

Please note that it is not a prerequisite to using the PPH that the search and examination at the first patent office has reached the grant-of-patent stage. However, it is a prerequisite that the first patent office has found at least one of the corresponding patent claims to be allowable.

The PPH agreement with CIPO is a pilot project, which at present is planned to run for two years ending on 30 September 2011. The trial period may be extended if necessary to adequately assess the feasibility of the PPH program. DKPTO and CIPO will evaluate the results of the pilot program to determine whether and how the program should be fully implemented after the trial period. The Offices may also terminate the PPH pilot program early, if the volume of participation exceeds the manageable level or for any other reason.

Accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO can be made by following these guidelines.

You can also use this checklist if you want be sure that you enclose all the necessary documentation when requesting accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO. The completed checklist must be placed uppermost when you send your PPH request to us.

Request for accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO must contain the required documentation and be sent to:

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Helgeshøj Allé 81
2630 Taastrup

E-mail request for PPH processing at DKPTO must be sent to pvs@dkpto.dk

Accelerated PPH processing at CIPO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at CIPO can be made by following the English guidelines or the French guidelines.  

(It is estimated that use of the PPH will normally make it possible to obtain a first office action from CIPO within 3 months after CIPO received the request for PPH processing.)

Further information

For further information please contact:

- Chief Technical Adviser, Flemming Kønig Mejl
  (phone +45 43 50 8148 or e-mail: fsp@dkpto.dk) 

- Chief Legal Adviser, Barbara Suhr-Jessen
  (phone +45 43 50 84 33 or e-mail: bej@dkpto.dk)