Greater Speed and Efficiency: Steps IP Offices Around the World Are Taking to Streamline the Patent Process

Intellectual property offices around the world are competing to see which agency can make the most strides in streamlining the patent application process, seeking to make obtaining a patent easier and more cost-effective. Changes could be in the application process itself, adjustments to fee schedules, or other innovations entirely. In this podcast, seasoned IP attorneys from the United States, Japan, India and Taiwan discuss IP office trends happening around the world.

• Robert “Bob” Sloss, Procopio Partner and IP Litigator, United States (moderator)
• Miku Mehta, Procopio Partner, Patent Prosecution Attorney and Asia Pacific Group Leader, United States
• Chikako Mori, Trademark Team Leader at Sun East IP firm, Japan
• Aditi Verma Thakur, IP Attorney, Ediplis Counsel, India
• Chaoming Chen, Founding Member of CMC Intellectual Property Firm, Taiwan

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Highlights:

• 2:32 – Discussion of streamlining efforts in various IP offices, including wet vs. digital signatures.
• 9:12 – How various IP offices are making improvements for IP owners, including fee adjustments and fast-track programs.
• 24:26 – Final takeaways.