The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Austrian Patent Office (APO) commenced the PPH pilot program on July 1, 2009 in accordance with the joint statement of intent at the APO/JPO Heads Meeting held in Vienna on May 19, 2009. The JPO and the APO agreed that they will also start the PPH pilot program using PCT international work products by the JPO from October 1, 2013.
(At the meeting in May 2009:Dr. Rödler, President of the APO and Mr. Suzuki, Commissioner of the JPO)
Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO
- Requirements and procedures
in detail
(Japanese <PDF 382KB>) (English <PDF 297KB>) - Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the APO
- Requirements and procedures in detail
(Japanese <PDF 260KB>) (English <PDF 118KB>)
- Link
- Press release
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- <Contact Information>
- Examination Policy Planning Office
- Administrative Affairs Division
- First Patent Examination Department
- Japan Patent Office
- Tel: +81-3-3581-1101 (ex. 3103)
- E-mail: PA2260@jpo.go.jp
[Last updated 18 September 2013]
