The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Icelandic Patent Office (IPO) have commenced the PPH pilot program on 1 December 2011. The JPO and the IPO will also start the PPH pilot program using PCT international work products by the JPO since 1 December 2011.
Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO
・PPH using IS national work products
Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
(Japanese <PDF 214KB>) (English <PDF 236KB>)
Request form
Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the IPO
PPH using JP national work products or PCT international work products
・Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
PPH using JP national work products:
(Japanese <PDF 175KB>) (English <PDF 110KB>)
PPH using international work products (PCT-PPH):
(Japanese <PDF 214KB>) (English <PDF 123KB>)
・Example forms
PPH using JP national work products (Microsoft® Word version <DOC 36KB>)
PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH) (Microsoft® Word version <DOC 38KB>)
-Link
Link to the IPO’s Press Release Page
-Press Release
Press Release in November, 2011
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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 27 April 2012]
