PPH pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have commenced the PPH pilot program on 29 January 2010.

Following an agreement at the Trilateral Conference held in Kyoto on 13 November 2009, it is possible to request for participating in this pilot program on the basis of PCT international work products.

(At the meeting in November 2009: Mr. Hosono, Commissioner of the JPO and Ms. Brimelow, Commissioner of the EPO)

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

- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO

・PPH using EP regional work products or PCT international work products

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 286KB>) (English <PDF 297KB>)

Request form

Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"

-Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the EPO

・PPH using JP national work products

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 190KB>) (English <PDF 480KB)

Request form (EPC proceedings - forms)

・PPH using PCT international work products (PCT-PPH)

Guideline (Requirements and procedures in detail)

(Japanese <PDF 173KB>) (English <PDF 598KB)

Request form

(EPC proceedings - forms)

- Link

Link to the EPO's PPH page

- Development of the PPH program between the JPO and the EPO

The extension of PPH pilot program and the commencement of PPH MOTTAINAI　Pilot Program between the JPO and the EPO [Jan 2012]

Press Release of November, 2009

-Japanese Page

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[Last updated 16 March 2012]