PPH Portal
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an international examination cooperation scheme beneficial to both applicants and IP Offices.
What is PPH?
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is implemented based on a bilateral agreement between two Offices and allows one Office to accelerate examination, at the applicant's request, if a corresponding application has been found allowable/patentable by the counterpart Office. The PPH is expected to increase a grant rate and reduce filing costs.
Worldwide Network
Since the first PPH pilot program between the JPO and the USPTO, the PPH network has expanded to more than 50 IP Offices and is still expanding.
Statistics
Statistical data, such as the number of PPH requests and a grant rate of PPH applications, is available.
News
- March 1, 2025
- EPO (Europe) and MOIC (Bahrain) started a PPH program.
- January 15, 2025
- KIPO (Korea) and MOIC (Bahrain) started a PPH program.
- December 1, 2024
- EPO (Europe) and IPONZ (New Zealand) started a PPH program.
- November 1, 2024
- CNIPA (China) and IPONZ (New Zealand) started a PPH program.
- November 1, 2024
- MOIC (Bahrain) and USPTO (USA) started a PPH program.
- July 7, 2024
- INPI (Brazil) participated in the Global PPH.
- June 8, 2024
- ARIPO (Africa) and CNIPA (China) started a PPH program.
- May 1, 2024
- CNIPA (China) and MOIC (Bahrain) started a PPH program.
- December 8, 2023
- KIPO (Korea) and DGIP (Indonesia) started a PPH program.
- July 28, 2023
- IP5 PPH metrics is published.
- October 1, 2022
- PRH (Finland) and DNPI (Uruguay) start a PPH program.
- September 1, 2022
- KIPO (Korea) and INPI (France) start a PPH program.
- February 1, 2022
- CIPO (Canada) and INPI (France) start a PPH program.
- Decmber 1, 2021
- INPI (France) and USPTO (USA) start a PPH program.
- April 1, 2021
- OMPIC (Morocco) and JPO (Japan) start a PPH program.
- January 1, 2021
- Global PPH Matrix is updated.
- INPI (France) and JPO (Japan) start a PPH program.
- December 1, 2020
- KIPO (Korea) and MYIPO (Malaysia) start a PPH program.
- November 1, 2020
- CNIPA (China) and SAIP (Saudi Arabia) start a PPH program.
- August 1, 2020
- EAPO (Eurasia) and PRH (Finland) start a PPH program.
- July 6, 2020
- Launch of the new PPH Portal
- INAPI (Chile) participates in the Global PPH.
- May 1, 2020
- INPI (Brazil) and IPOS (Singapore) start a PPH program.
- April 1, 2020
- INPI (Brazil) and KIPO (Korea) start a PPH program.
- CNIPA (China) and NIPO (Norway) start a PPH program.
- February 1, 2020
- APO (Austria) and INPI (Brazil) start a PPH program.
- INPI (Brazil) and PRV (Sweden) start a PPH program.
- January 1, 2020
- JPO (Japan) and SAIP (Saudi Arabia) start a PPH program.
- SAIP (Saudi Arabia) and USPTO (USA) start a PPH program.
- EPO (Europe) and INDECOPI (Peru) start a PPH program.