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PPH between Denmark and Japan

The PPH Agreement means that from 1 July 2008 you can request accelerated examination of your patent application:

  1. At Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) if Japan Patent Office (JPO) has already accepted the corresponding patent claims as patentable in Japan.
     
  2. At Japan Patent Office (JPO) if Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) has already accepted the corresponding patent claims as patentable in Denmark

Please note that it is not a prerequisite to using the PPH that the search and examination at the first patent office has reached the grant-of-patent stage. However, it is a prerequisite that the first patent office has found at least one of the corresponding patent claims to be patentable.

The PPH agreement with JPO is a pilot project, which at present is planned to run for a couple of years. Depending on the applicant demand for the PPH, DKPTO and JPO will decide whether there is a basis for making the PPH agreement permanent.

Accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO can be made by following these guidelines.

You can also use this checklist if you want be sure that you enclose all the necessary documentation when requesting accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO. The completed checklist must be placed uppermost when you send your PPH request to us.

Request for accelerated PPH processing at DKPTO must contain the required documentation and be sent to:

Danish Patent and Trademark Office
Helgeshøj Allé 81
2630 Taastrup

E-mail request for PPH processing at the DKPTO must be sent to pvs@dkpto.dk and must contain the required documentation.

Accelerated PPH processing at JPO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at JPO can be made by following these guidelines  from JPO.
(It is estimated that on average using the PPH at JPO will mean that the processing time at JPO will be reduced from about 32 months to about 6 months).

Further information

For further information please contact:

- Chief Technical Adviser, Flemming Kønig Mejl
  (phone +45 43 50 8148 or e-mail: fsp@dkpto.dk) 

- Chief Legal Adviser, Barbara Suhr-Jessen
  (phone +45 43 50 84 33 or e-mail: bej@dkpto.dk)