Kilpatrick Stockton partner John McDonald and Hazim Ansari of Patent Metrix will discuss strategic legal and business considerations in accelerating US & international patent prosecution in view of the new Patent Prosecution Highway Program.  Practical tips will be provided for patent prosecution in several jurisdictions.  Topics will include:  

• The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH): A relatively new trial program with major implications for accelerating patent grants in the US, the European Patent Office, Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia & UK.
• Pros and Cons of traveling the PPH 
• IP Strategy and Your Business Objectives: Should your company travel the PPH?
• Speed to obtaining the first patent
• Timing
• Choice of Jurisdiction(s): US - Request for Accelerated Examination, Pros and Cons
• Speed to obtaining patents in key countries
• Co-pending patent applications of different scope
• Cost considerations
• Scope of claims
• Will the PPH serve your business needs?
• Coordination of Global Patent Strategy

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Presented by ACC's Intellectual Property Law Committee, sponsored by Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP.

You do not have to be an ACC member to register for this webinar.