What are the PDAS benefits for applicants?
If an applicant files a priority
application in a
PDAS participating Office, the applicant will not have to
provide paper certified priority documents to other PDAS participating Offices. The applicant can just
request the
OFF to deposit the patent application through PDAS and can then
make it available via PDAS to any participating
OSF. This saves the applicant
the expense and effort normally associated with providing paper certified priority documents to every
OSF.