VPATAPP Alert_Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) now available in New Zealand

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/global-patent-prosecution-highway-gpph-86804/

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has announced another change with their adoption of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH). The GPPH provides a means to expedite examination in New Zealand on the basis that another application that corresponds to the New Zealand application ('Corresponding Application') has been allowed in another jurisdiction.