The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Hungarian Patent Office (HPO) commenced the PPH pilot program on August 3, 2009 in accordance with the joint statement of intent at the HPO/JPO Heads Meeting held in Budapest on June 30, 2009.
(At the meeting in June 2009: Dr. Bendzsel, President of the HPO and Mr. Suzuki, Commissioner of the JPO)
Please see documents below for details about procedures in each office.
- Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the JPO
- Requirements and procedures
in detail
(Japanese <PDF 229KB>) (English <PDF 192KB>) - Example forms for "Explanation of circumstances concerning accelerated examination"
-Patent Prosecution Highway Requests to the HPO
- Requirements and procedures in detail
(Japanese <PDF 220KB>) (English <PDF 152KB>) - Example forms
(Microsoft®Word version <DOC 76KB>)
- Link
- Press release
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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 1 July 2009]
