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:
	FI	National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland	Form
	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	Form [PDF]
		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
		This Office 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.
CN	State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office	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.
DK	Danish Patent and Trademark Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office	Form [PDF]
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 on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia [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]
	ES	Spanish Patent and Trademark Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	JP	Japan Patent Office [PDF]	Form [WORD]
	RU	Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia [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.
IS	Icelandic Patent Office
	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
	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.
MX	Mexican Institute of Industrial Property has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	JP	Japan Patent Office
NO	Norwegian Industrial Property Office
	JP	Japan Patent Office
	US	United States Patent and Trademark Office
KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	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.
RU	Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia has PCT-PPH agreements with:
	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
	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]
	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]
	JP	Japan Patent Office	Form [PDF]
	KR	Korean Intellectual Property Office	Form [PDF]
	RU	Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia	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.