PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) have commenced the PPH pilot program on 1 October 2010 in accordance with the joint statement of intent at the SPTO/JPO Heads Meeting held in Madrid on 3 September 2010. The JPO and the SPTO have also commenced the PPH pilot program using PCT international work products.

(At the meeting in September 2010: Mr. Casado, Director Genral of the SPTO and Mr. Iwai, Commissioner of the JPO)

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

- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO

EPPH using ES national work products or PCT international work products

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 342KB>) (English <PDF 353KB>)

Request form

Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"

-Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the SPTO

EPPH using JP national work products or PCT international work products

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 262KB>) (English <PDF 179KB>)

Request form

PPH using JP national work products (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 39KB>)

PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH) (Microsoft®Word version <DOC 53KB>)

<Note>

Under Spanish Patent System, after 18 months pass from the date of submission of the patent application or from the date of priority, and the request of the Report on the State of the Art is made by applicant, the patent application is published (Article 32(1) and 32(2) Spanish Patent Law) with the report. When a request for PPH is made before the publication, the request for PPH is considered, if applicable, as a request for early publication of the patent application according to Article 32(3) Spanish Patent Law.

-Link

Link to the SPTO's Press Release page

Link to the SPTO's PPH page

-Press Release

Press Release of June, 2011

Press Release of September, 2010

-Japanese Page

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[Last updated 17 February 2012]