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2013.03.15 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO)

2013.03.12 The Expansion of Eligible Applications for the Patent Prosecution Highway between the Japan Patent Office and the Israel Patent Office (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2013.02.28 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

2013.02.19 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the JPO and the Eurasian Patent Office (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2013.02.13 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Hungarian Intellectual Patent Office (HIPO)

The Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the PPO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the KIPO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Austrian Patent Office (APO)

2013.02.07 Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Polish Patent Office (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2013.01.30 The Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the PPO

2013.01.24 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)

2012.12.26 Commencement of PPH MOTTAINAI (patent prosecution highway pilot program with relaxed requirements) Pilot Program between the JPO and the INPI

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

2012.11.29 Commencement of PPH MOTTAINAI (patent prosecution highway pilot program with relaxed requirements) Pilot Program between the JPO and the DPMA

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DPMA

Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the SIPO, and simplification of the application procedure

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R. China (SIPO)

2012.11.01 The full implementation of PPH program between the JPO and the IMPI

PPH program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)

2012.07.13 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents &Trademarks of Russia (ROSPATENT)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR)

2012.06.20 PPH MOTTAINAI

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

2012.06.11 Commencement of the PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office

2012.04.27 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the INPI

2012.04.13 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2012.04.11 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2012.04.02 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DPMA

2012.03.16 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

2012.03.05 A seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) took place at Tokyo

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R. China (SIPO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO)

Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

A seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) took place at Tokyo (zip changed)

2012.02.29 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Israel Patent Office (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2012.02.22 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO)

Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2012.02.20 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippine (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2012.02.17 Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents &Trademarks of Russia (ROSPATENT)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL)

2012.02.09 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL)

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

2012.02.02 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

2012.01.25 The extension of PPH pilot program using the PCT international work products between the JPO and the USPTO

The extension of PPH pilot program and the commencement of PPH MOTTAINAI (patent prosecution highway pilot program with relaxed requirements) Pilot Program between the JPO and the EPO

Patent Prosecution Highway program between the JPO and the USPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

2011.12.22 PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

2011.12.09 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the NIPO

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the IPO

2011.12.02 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office/ the Icelandic Patent Office (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2011.11.30 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the NIPO

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the IPO

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2011.11.08 The results of the 4th Plurilateral Patent Prosecution Highway Working-Level Meeting [October 10, 2011] <PDF 47KB>

2011.11.07 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the SIPO

2011.10.26 JPO-SIPO Commissioners Meeting: JPO and SIPO to launch Patent Prosecution Highway, making Japan Chinafs first PPH partner (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2011.10.19 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the SIPO

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2011.10.14 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)

2011.10.07 The results of the 3rd Plurilateral Patent Prosecution Highway Meeting [March 9, 2011] <PDF 48KB>

Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the JPO and the IMPI in July (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the JPO and the PRV (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

Agreed on Further Enhancement of Examination Cooperation at JPO- SIPO Commissioners Meeting ～ Commencement of the Patent Prosecusion Highway Pre-Pilot Program between the JPO and SIPO ～

2011.10.04 Commencement of the PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program between the JPO and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office/ the Nordic Patent Institute (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)

2011.08.09 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

2011.07.14 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the CanadianIntellectual Patent Office (CIPO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR)

PPH between the JPO and the UK-IPO

PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents &Trademarks of Russia (ROSPATENT)

2011.06.20 Common Press Release Announcing the New Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program with Relaxed Requirements (Press Release on the PPH Portal Web Site)

PPH MOTTAINAI Pilot Program: New patent prosecution highway pilot program with relaxed requirements to commence on July 15 (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

2011.06.16 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)

2011.06.02 Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the JPO and the IMPI in July (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

Commencement of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the JPO and the PRV (Press Release on the METI Web Site)

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)

2011.05.31 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)

2011.05.13 Agreed on Further Enhancement of Examination Cooperation at JPO- SIPO Commissioners Meeting ` Commencement of the Patent Prosecusion Highway Pre-Pilot Program between the JPO and SIPO `

2010.10.13 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DPMA

2010.10.01 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2010.09.06 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

2010.07.29 A seminar for users of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) took place at Tokyo

2010.06.30 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR)

2010.04.22 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2010.04.02 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

2010.03.16 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the GPTO

Expansion of eligible applications for PPH pilot program to direct PCT applications

2010.03.11 PPH between the JPO and the UK-IPO

2010.02.03 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) FAQs

2010.01.29 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO

Expansion of eligible applications and reduction of proceeding requirements in Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the USPTO

2010.01.15 Patent Prosecution Highway using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO

PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO using PCT international work products

2009.11.13 PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO

PPH program between the JPO and the USPTO using PCT international work products

PPH pilot program between the JPO and the EPO

2009.09.25 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the CanadianIntellectual Patent Office (CIPO)

2009.07.01 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Hungarian Patent Office (HPO)

2009.06.17 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

2009.05.20 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Austrian Patent Office (APO)

2009.04.22 PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents &Trademarks of Russia (ROSPATENT)

2009.04.01 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the NBPR

2008.06.13 PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

Modified version of "PPH FAQ"

2008.05.27 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

2008.03.25 Kicking off PPH pilot program between the JPO and the GPTO

Expansion of Eligibility for PPH pilot program between the JPO and the UK-IPO

2008.01.04 Started full implementation of JP-US PPH program

2007.12.21 Notice of the full implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the USPTO

Booklet on PPH <PDF 44KB>

2007.10.19 Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the GPTO

2007.09.28 Booklet on PPH  <PDF 44KB>

2007.07.23 Press Release (Commencement of the Japan-U.K. Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program and continuation of the Japan-U.S. Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program)

2007.07.19 Modified version of PPH between the JPO and the UK-IPO

2007.07.12 Modified version of "PPH FAQ"

2007.07.03 Kicking off PPH pilot program between the JPO and the UK-IPO

2007.06.29 Notice for continuation of PPH between the JPO and the USPTO after July the 3rd 2007

2007.06.08 Announcement of PPH between the JPO and the UK-IPO starting on July 1st, 2007

2007.05.18 The expansion of eligible applications for PPH pilot program to PCT applications

Modified version of "Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program FAQs"

2007.04.02 Kicking off PPH between the JPO and the KIPO

2007.03.30 Procedures for filing a request with the KIPO for Patent Prosecution Highway (Japanese provisional) <PDF 42KB>

2007.03.28 Example forms for filing a request with the KIPO (Japanese provisional) <PDF 28KB>

2007.03.26 Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the UKPO

2007.03.23 Press Release (PPH between the JPO and the UKPO)

2007.03.08 "Patent Prosecution Highway between the JPO and the KIPO"

"Patent Prosecution Highway"

2007.01.15 Notice of "Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO"

Modified version of "Request Form to the USPTO for Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program"

2006.11.21 The USPTO will start accepting a request based on patentable claim(s) which are explicitly identified in the Notification of Reasons for Refusal of the JPO on or after December 1

Modified version of "Expanding of Eligibility for the PPH"

2006.10.12 Japanese application based on U.S. provisional application is eligible for the PPH pilot program "Expanding of Eligibility for the PPH"

"Poster" <PDF 770KB> "Brochure" <PDF 468KB>

2006.10.03 Modified version of "Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program FAQs"

2006.09.02 "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination" <Microsoft® Word 49KB>

Please use this file for filling up of "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"

2006.08.08 "Questionnaire of the PPH Pilot Program"

2006.06.19 "Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program FAQs"

2006.06.12 "Notice on the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program from USPTO" <PDF 355KB>

"(Provisional Japanese translation)" <PDF 24KB>

2006.06.07 Sample forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"(Japanese)

Modified version of "Procedures for filing a request to the JPO for Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program"

2006.05.26 PPH Pilot Program Website "Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)"

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[Last updated 15 March 2013]