Activities JPO

Accelerated Examination and Accelerated Appeal Examination

• HTML to XML converter [Last updated 4 July 2011]
• Outline of Technology Examined in 1st-4th Patent Examination Departments [Last updated 31 March 2011]
• Outline of Accelerated Examination and Accelerated Appeal Examination (Patents) [Last updated 23 July 2004]

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) [Last updated 2 February 2012]
• The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Portal Web Site [Last updated 25 January 2012]

Triway Pilot Program

• Triway Pilot Program [Last updated 30 July 2009]

New Route

• Analogous New Route Pilot Project between the JPO and the USPTO [Last updated 16 January 2008]

Examination on Patent Right and Utility Model Right

• Change in Extension of Period for Responding to Notice of Reasons for Refusal (Patents) [Last updated 6 February 2007]
• Request to Notify Applicants of Examination Request Fee Refund System [Last updated 31 March 2006]
• Refund System on Examination Request Fee [Last updated 31 March 2006]
• Consolidated Examination Program for Relevant Applications in fiscal 2006 [Last updated 7 September 2005]
• Examination Cooperation between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) [Last updated 29 November 2002]

Examination on Design Right

• Design Examination Schedule in the fiscal year of 2004 [Last updated 4 February 2005]

Appeal Examination

• APPEALS DEPARTMENT-Field Outline of the Section [Last updated 3 April 2006]