Patent Prosecution Highway 

Industry Canada - Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Government of Canada

If your patent claim has been allowed by an intellectual property office in a participating country, you may request an accelerated examination at no extra cost for a corresponding patent in another country.

Participating countries are:

  • Canada
  • United States
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • China
  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Finland
  • Spain
  • Israel

The pilot agreements with:

  • The United Kingdom will end January 30, 2014
  • Germany, Finland and Spain will end September 30, 2014
  • Israel will end October 31, 2014
  • China will end August 31, 2015