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B.程序要求
程序Process requirements are non-subject matter restrictions, such as
limitations on the number and type of claims permitted and parameters such as
fees and costs.要求是非主題的限制，如對允許的請求項的數量和類型的限制以及如費用和成本的參數。These requirements vary
considerably among programe.這些要求在不同計畫中有很大的不同。While IP Australia and the
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) allow an unlimited number of
claims, for many applicants charges per claim, as imposed by the Japan Patent
Office (JPO), for example, may make the cost of larger claim sets
prohibitive.雖然澳洲專利局和加拿大智財局（CIPO）允許不限數量的請求項，如日本專利局（JPO）所實行的，對許多申請人而言，逐項收費，例如，可能使得較大請求項集合的費用令人望而卻步。Similarly, IP Australia and CIPO
are relatively liberal as to unity of invention (the requirement that a
patent application relate to only one invention or to a group of closely
related inventions), while the JPO is stricter in this regard.同樣地，澳洲專利局和CIPO都對發明單一性（即專利申請案只涉及一項發明或一組緊密相關的發明的要求）相對寬鬆，而JPO在這方面較為嚴格。Most programs charge no additional fee for
accelerated examination, but some offices require that applicants conduct a
prior art search and a comparison of the claimed invention with the closest
prior art.大多數計畫的加速審查沒有額外的規費，但一些專利局要求申請人進行先前技術檢索和要求所請發明與最接近的先前技術的比較。This effectively transfers part
of the patent officeâ��™s work to the patent applicant.這有效地將專利局的一部分工作轉移至專利申請人。
C.ResultsC. 結果
Since 2009, accelerated examination under
the various programs has been requested for over 5,000 patent applications. 2009年以來，超過5,000項專利申請案已請求各種計畫下的加速審查。The United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) received the highest number of requests (3,533), followed by
the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) with 776 and the Korean
Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) with 604 (see Table below).美國專利及商標局（USPTO）收到的請求數量最多（3,533），其次是英國專利局（UKIPO）的776件和韓國專利局（KIPO）的604件（見下表）。
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Country國家
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Starting Date開始日期
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Number of Requests (as of August 2012)請求數（截至8月2012）
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As a Percentage of Eligible Patents適格專利的百分比
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UK英國
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May 2009 2009年5月
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776 776
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20.91% 20.91％
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Australia澳洲
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September 2009
2009年9月
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43 43
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0.76% 0.76％
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南South Korea韓
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October 2009 2009年10月
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604 604
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1.88% 1.88％
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Japan日本
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November 2009
2009年11月
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220 220
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1.48% 1.48％
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US美國
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December 2009*
2009年12月*
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3533 3533
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8.22% 8.22％
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Israel以色列
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December 2009
2009年12月
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78 78
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13.13% 13.13％
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Canada加拿大
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March 2011 2011年3月
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67 67
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1.64% 1.64％
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*Note: The USPTO program was temporary and
closed after the 3,500 th application was received. *註：USPTO計劃是暫時的，且在收到第3,500件申請案後結束。
The evidence shows that fast-track procedures reduce the time
filing to grant by several years compared to ordinary examination.證據顯示，與普通審查相比，快速道路程序縮短了從申請到核准的時間達數年。在快速道路計畫之間，核The time to grant is cut by between 42 percent and 75 percent
across fast-track programs, with the shortest time to grant delivered by the
UK.准的時間縮短了42％至75％之間，最短的核准時間是由英國提供的。
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