Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

•   PPH using PCT international work products
•   PPH between the JPO and the USPTO
•   PPH between the JPO and the KIPO
•   PPH between the JPO and the UK-IPO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the GPTO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the DKPTO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the NBPR
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the ROSPATENT
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the APO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and IPOS
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the HPO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the CIPO
•   PPH pilot program between the JPO and the EPO

• PPH FAQ

1. Purpose and Outline of the Patent Prosecution Highway

• The purpose of the PPH is to facilitate an applicant's acquisition of a patent at an early stage worldwide and to enhance the utilization of search and examination results between the world's major IP Offices so as to reduce the burden of examination and to enhance the quality of examination worldwide.
• The PPH enables an application whose claims have been determined to be patentable in the Office of First Filing (OFF) to undergo an accelerated examination in the Office of Second Filing (OSF) with a simple procedure upon a request from an applicant.

2. Booklet on PPH

Please find the booklet introducing outline and requirements of PPH<PDF 95KB>.

3. Plurilateral PPH Meeting (Press Releases)

• The result of the 2nd Plurilateral Patent Prosecution Highway Meeting [September 25, 2009]
• The results of the Plurilateral Patent Prosecution Highway Working-Level Meeting [May 20, 2009]
• Press Statement of The Plurilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Meeting [February 20, 2009]

4. The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Portal Web Site

The PPH Portal Web Site is here.

• Update information
• Japanese page

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[Last updated 11 March 2010]