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

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Israel Patent Office (ILPO) have commenced the PPH pilot program on 1 March 2012.

The JPO is pleased to announce that both Offices agreed to extend the trial period for another one year.

Along with the extension of trial period, eligible types of applications were expanded.

Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.

- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO

・PPH using IL national work products or PCT international work products

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 307KB>) (English <PDF 312KB>)

Request form

Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"

- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the ILPO

PPH using JP national work products or PCT international work products

・Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 208KB>) (English <PDF 126KB>)

・Request form

(Japanese <PDF 103KB>) (Microsoft® Word version <DOC 59KB>)

-Link

Link to the ILPOfs PPH page

-Development of the PPH program between the JPO and ILPO

Press Release in February, 2013

Press Release in February, 2012

-Japanese Page

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[Last updated 15 March 2013]