PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO

The JPO and the DKPTO commenced the PPH pilot program on July 1, 2008 in accordance with the joint statement of intent at the DKPTO/JPO Heads Meeting held in Tokyo on June 13, 2008. The JPO and the DKPTO also start the PPH pilot program using PCT international work products by the JPO since October 1, 2011.

(At the meeting in June 2008: Mr.Kongstad, Director General, CEO of the DKPTO and Mr.Koezuka, 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 224KB>) (English <PDF 194KB>)

・Example forms

Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"

- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the DKPTO

・Requirements and procedures in detail

PPH using JP national work products:

(Japanese <PDF 200KB>) (English <PDF 48KB>)

PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH):

(Japanese <PDF 193KB>) (English <PDF 130KB>)

・Example forms

PPH using JP national work products (Microsoft® Word version <DOC 41KB>)

PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH) (Microsoft® Word version <DOC 74KB>)

-Link

Link to the DKPTO’s PPH page

-Press Release

・Press release in September 2011

・Press release in June 2008

-Japanese Page

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[Last updated 14 October 2011]