U.S., China Aim To Boost Patent Cooperation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding establishing bilateral cooperation on patents with its Chinese counterpart.
The Commerce Department agency said in a statement that the agreement provides a framework for increasing cooperation between the PTO and China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). They said they hope the effort will improve the administration and effectiveness of the two countries' intellectual property systems through the exchange of information and development of best practices. The agreement also calls for developing work-sharing programs and a bilateral "patent prosecution highway" aimed at reducing patent application backlogs at the USPTO and Chinese SIPO.
"This memorandum reconfirms and further strengthens our commitment to the growing cooperative relationship between our two offices," PTO Director David Kappos said.
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