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由于专利布局的国际化趋势,申请人在全球多个国家/地区申请专利的现象日益普遍,各个国家/地区的专利申请量不断攀升,而审查资源却无法得到同步的增长,从而导致全球范围内出现了大量的专利积压。专利法和专利审查虽有国界之分,但各个国家/地区的专利局对专利法的基本原理和重要概念(例如,新颖性、创造性、实用性)的把握并无明显分歧。为了节约审查资源,避免重复劳动,提高审查效率,消除专利积压,专利审查高速路(Patent Prosecution Highway,PPH)应运而生。PPH最先由日本特许厅(JPO)和美国专利商标局(USPTO)在2006年提出。中国国家知识产权局(SIPO)从
Due to the international trend of patent layout, applicants are increasingly applying for patents in many countries in the world. The number of patent applications in various countries is on the rise while the examination resources can not be synchronized to grow. As a result, Appeared a large number of patent backlog. Although there are border points between the patent law and the patent examination, the patent offices of various countries / regions do not clearly disagree with the basic principles of patent law and the important concepts (eg, novelty, inventive step, practicality). In order to save resources for censorship, to avoid duplication of efforts, to improve the efficiency of censorship and to eliminate the backlog of patents, the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) has emerged. PPH was first proposed by Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2006. China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) from