The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a new pilot project for the Patent Prosecution Highway with the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) based on NPI’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) work products (PCT-PPH pilot program). PPH will permit the USPTO to benefit from the PCT work previously done by the NPI, which reduces the examination workload and improves patent quality. The expedited examination allows applicants to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently in the United States.