Patent Prosecution Highway between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) have been implementing the PPH program since March 12, 2012. The JPO and the IPOPHL agree to fully implement the PPH program from March 12, 2021. In addition, under the fully implemented program, applicants can request the PCT-PPH to the JPO, in which JPO examiners make use of international work products (such as a written opinion (WO) and an international preliminary examination report (IPER)) established by the IPOPHL. This agreement makes the PPH available on a permanent basis unless exceptional circumstances arise.

(At the meeting in February 2012: Mr. Blancaflor, Director General of the IPOPHL and Mr. Yoshiyuki Iwai, Commissioner of the JPO)

How to make a request

Guidelines (Requirements and procedures in detail) and Request form for Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

Link

Link to the IPOPHL’s PPH page (External link)

Japanese Page

[Last updated 19 March 2021]