Status report - PPH activities(JPO)

May 21, 2015Meeting of IP5 Heads of Office and IP5 Industry

JAPAN PATENT OFFICE

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Expanding PPH Network

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The launch of a “Global PPH” pilot program within the framework of multiple countries: this program was created by making use of common factors found in the PPH. It commenced on January 6, 2014.The Global PPH pilot program enables participating offices to effectively use all types of PPH systems(Normal PPH, the PPH MOTTAINAI, and the PCT-PPH), enhancing user-friendliness.At Twenty-Second Session of PCT/MIA, no Authorities opposed that efforts should focus on enlarging the group of Offices participating in the Global PPH scheme.

Global PPH (From January 6, 2014)

Types of PPHs available to all participating offices: Normal PPH, PPH MOTTAINAI, andPCT-PPH

Before launching Global PPH17 offices at the start of Global PPH

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Current Status of PPH

(Except JPO-JPO PCT-PPH)

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OEE Number of PPH Requests

OEE Number of PPH Requests

US 51 MX 0

KR 129 XN 9

UK 0 CN 107

DK 0 NO 1

FI 5 IS 0

RU 4 IL 4

AT 0 PH 0

HU 0 PT 0

CA 11 PL 0

EP 1038 EA 0

ES 2 ID 0

SE 28 AU 4

JP 3703

OEE Number of PPH Requests

OEE Number of PPH Requests

US 3989 MX 0

KR 359 CN 43

UK 147 NO 1

DE 159 IS 0

DK 52 IL 0

FI 15 PH 0

RU 8 PT 0

AT 4 TW 6

SG 3 PL 1

HU 2 EA 0

CA 30 ID 1

EP 362 TH 0

ES 0 AU 20

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Bilateral PPH PCT-PPH

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PPH Portal websiteJPO manages PPH Portal website.

http://www.jpo.go.jp/ppph-portal/index.htmThe information about PPH is posted in this website.The “Top” page shows the latest information about IP offices starting PPH.

Starting date and type of PPH among X office and Y office

Network of country / area participating PPH

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PPH Portal website

The “★procedures” page shows type of PPH among X office and Y office.If you click an icon in the table below, you can jump to the page introducing

a PPH program.

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PPH Portal websiteThe “Statistics” page shows the latest information about statistics.The statistics includes cumulative number of PPH requests, grant rate,

First action allowance rate, average pendency from PPH request to First OfficeAction, Average pendency from PPH request to Final Decision, and averagenumber of office actions.

JPO collects Statistical data from each IP office in July and January, andupdates these data.

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PPH Portal website

The below figure shows “First Action Allowance Rate”.These useful data of PPH appear semi-annually in PPH portal website.

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