PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot (PCT-PPH)

A number of bilateral agreements have been signed between patent Offices to enable patent applicants to request a fast-track examination procedure where patent examiners can make use of the work products from the other Office(s). These work products can include positive results of the written opinion of the International Searching Authority, the written opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority or the international preliminary examination report issued within the framework of the PCT.  By requesting that their applications be processed under this procedure, applicants can generally obtain patents more quickly before participating Offices. For further information concerning forms and administrative procedures of each participating Office see:

AT	Austrian Patent Office  has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China  [page 3, PDF]
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland	Form
	KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
AU	Australian Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
		This Office has a PCT-PPH pilot  accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
CA	Canadian Intellectual Property Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form
		This Office has a PCT-PPH pilot  accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	AT	Austrian Patent Office	Form
	DK	Danish Patent and Trademark Office	Form
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland	Form
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form
	KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office	Form
	RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation) [PDF]	Form
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
CZ	Industrial Property Office (Czech Republic) has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form [PDF]
DK	Danish Patent and Trademark Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China	Form [PDF]
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	IL	Israel Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation)	Form [PDF]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form [PDF]
EA	Eurasian Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
EP	European Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form [PDF]
ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	JP	Japan Patent Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation) [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	AT	Austrian Patent Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China	Form [WORD]
	ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	IL	Israel Patent Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	JP	Japan Patent Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation) [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
IL	Israel Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	DK	Danish Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland [WORD]	Form [WORD]
	JP	Japan Patent Office [page 11, PDF]	Form [WORD]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
		This Office has a PCT-PPH pilot  accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
IS	Icelandic Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office [PDF]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]
JP	Japan Patent Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
	EP	European Patent Office
	ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
	IL	Israel Patent Office
	KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office
	SE	Swedish Patent and Registration Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
	XN	Nordic Patent Institute
		This Office also has a PCT-PPH pilot accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	AT	Austrian Patent Office
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
	JP	Japan Patent Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
		This Office also has a PCT-PPH pilot accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
MX	Mexican Institute of Industrial Property has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China [page 13, PDF}
	JP	Japan Patent Office
NO	Norwegian Industrial Property Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
PH	Intellectual Property Office (Philippines) has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office [WORD]	Form [WORD]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office (specific information not yet available)
PL	Patent Office of the Republic of Poland has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.
PT	National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal) has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office (specific information not yet available)
RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation) has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
	ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
SE	Swedish Patent and Registration Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office [PDF]	Form [PDF]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [PDF]
		This Office also has a PCT-PPH pilot accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.
US	United States Patent and Trademark Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	AT	Austrian Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	AU	Australian Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	CA	Canadian Intellectual Property Office (specific information not yet available)
	CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China	Form [PDF]
	EP	European Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	Form [PDF]
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland	Form [PDF]
	IL	Israel Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office	Form [PDF]
	RU	Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Russian Federation)	Form [PDF]
	SE	Swedish Patent and Registration Office	Form [PDF]
	XN	Nordic Patent Institute	Form [PDF]
		This Office also has a PCT-PPH pilot accelerated examination procedure using PCT work products prepared by the Office.	Form [PDF]
		This Office also has a number of PPH agreements which do not include PCT work products.