Doc Code: PPH.PET.652 PTO/SB/20DE (05-10) Document Description: Petition to make special under Patent Pros Approved for use through 01/31/2012. OMB 0651-0058 Hwy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN GERMANY (DPMA) AND THE USPTO Filing Date: Application No.: First Named Inventor: Attorney Docket No.: Title of the Invention: THIS REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PPH pilot PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EFSWEB. INFORMATION REGARDING EFS-WEB IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP ://WWW.USPTO.GOV /EBC/EFS_HELP.HTML. APPLICANT HEREBY REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY (PPH) PILOT PROGRAM AND PETITIONS TO MAKE THE ABOVE-IDENTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIAL UNDER THE PPH PILOT PROGRAM. 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