Steps For Success for United kingdom National Phase Patent Application
By 28 May 2010, patent applicants can request their United kingdom national phase use of their Worldwide Patent Application (PCT) to become fast tracked. To entitled to the steps for success route, all claims contained in the applying on admission to the nation's phase should have been examined. In addition, the Worldwide Preliminary Set of Patentability (IPRP) for that PCT must be positive, meaning there aren't any objections to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability elevated within the IPRP.
This steps for success route pertains to existing PCT applications that have already joined the United kingdom national phase and then any PCT applications entering the nation's phase from 28 May 2010 onwards.
To request the acceleration, the request will be produced in writing, indic...