The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIPR) will commence the PPH pilot program on 1 June 2013.
Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO
・PPH using ID national work products
Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
(Japanese <PDF 215KB>) (English <PDF 226KB>)
Request form
Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the DGIPR
PPH using JP national work products or PCT international work products
・Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
(Japanese <PDF 256KB>) (English <PDF 177KB>)
Request form
PPH using JP national work products (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 83KB>)
PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH) (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 81KB>)
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-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 30 April 2013]
