The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Polish Patent Office (PPO) have commenced the PPH pilot program on 31 January 2013.
Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO
・PPH using PL national work products
Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
(Japanese <PDF 213KB>) (English <PDF 223KB>)
Request form
Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the PPO
PPH using JP national work products or PCT international work products
・Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)
(Japanese <PDF 275KB>) (English <PDF 170KB>)
Request form
PPH using JP national work products (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 33KB>)
PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH) (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 34KB>)
-Link
-Press Release
Press Release in February, 2013
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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 13 February 2013]
