The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) continue to pilot the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program phase 3 for the period of three years (from April 01st, 2022 to March 31st, 2025) after completing the PPH Program phase 2 (from April 01st, 2019 to March 31st, 2022).

In the phase 3 of pilot program:

The IP Vietnam will receive 200 PPH request per year for patent applications originating from the JPO (previously filed with the JPO) and meet the conditions specified in the Guidelines for Procedures for Filing PPH Request in IP Vietnam.

In contract, JPO will receive 200 PPH request per year for patent applications originating from the IP Vietnam (previously filed with the IP Vietnam) and meet the conditions specified in the Guidelines for Procedures for Filing PPH Request in JPO.

Please do not hesitate to contact us via our email ip@concetti.vn, if you have any inquiries about PPH program.

Thuỳ Nhung