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Request Form:
PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY
PILOT PROGRAM
Request for accelerated Examination at IP Australia Under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) or European
Patent Office Patent Prosecution Highway (IP Australia-EPO PPH)
Please read the Requirements and Procedures document for the GPPH Pilot Program or IP Australia-EPO PPH Pilot Program
before completing this form.

*Application Information (if already assigned by IP Australia)*Australian application Number(*denotes mandatory fields)
Filing Date:(DD/MM/YYYY)*Patent Prosecution Highway to be used and identification of Office of Earlier Examination (OEE):
I request that the complete specification filed be examined under:(i) Patent Prosecution Highway
Which office conducted the examination?
OR(ii) PCT- Patent Prosecution Highway
Which office conducted the examination?

Work Products Details*Corresponding application/publication number(s) or PCT application numbers

examined by the Office of Earlier Examination*Filing Date of corresponding application/publication(s) or PCT application number(s)examined by the Office of Earlier Examination(DD/MM/YYYY)*Claims on File(a) The claims on file for the Australian Application correspond to one or more of thoseclaims indicated as allowable by the Office of Earlier Examination
OR(b) The applicant is amending the claims of the Australian Application with this request tocorrespond with one or more of those claims indicated as allowable/patentable by theOffice of Earlier Examination

List of Required Documents*(i) A copy of the office action(s) from the Office of Earlier Examination(a) is attachedOR(b) IP Australia is to obtain Office actions from The Office of Earlier Examination's Dossier
Access System (documents must be available from these locations)(DD/MM/YYYY)

Date:Document description:*(ii) A copy of the claims examined and copies of subsequent amended claims found to be allowable/patentable by theOffice of Earlier Examination.

(a) is attachedOR(b) IP Australia is to obtain claims from the Office of Earlier Examination's Dossier Access
System (documents must be available from these locations)
Date:

Document description:*(iii) Indication of claim correspondence (Refer to ANNEX A)
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Examination Request
The Examination Request has already been filed
ORExamination Request Filed with PPH or PCT-PPH Request

ANNEX A
Claim correspondence:
All claims on file or which are proposed to be amended directly correspond with thoseclaims found allowable/patentable by the Office of Earlier Examination
ORThe claims on file or which are proposed to be amended correspond with the claims foundallowable/patentable by the Office of Earlier Examination as defined in the following table
If insufficient space please attach additional pages:

AU Application Claim

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