DPMA

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Expanding PPH Network
UKIPO
IP Australia
ROSPATENT
DKPTO
Nov. 2008
Jul. 2007
Sep. 2007
Apr. 2008
Oct. 2009
May 2009
Oct. 2009
Jul. 2008
USPTO
NBPR
Jul. 2009
EPO
Sep. 2008
Apr. 2009
Jul. 2006
Jan. 2010
Jan. 2008
Jan. 2008
Jan. 2010
Jul. 2009
JPO
APO
Oct. 2009
Apr. 2007
Nov. 2009
Mar. 2008
Oct. 2009
Feb. 2009
Mar. 2009
Apr. 2009
CIPO
Jul. 2009
Aug. 2009
full implementation
DPMA
IPOS
pilot implementation
KIPO
HPO
under consideration
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Table of Number of PPH Requests
As of the end of July 2009
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JP-US PPH (US-gtJP)Monthly Variation of PPH
Requests
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Total Unique Users of JP-US PPH
5
JP-US PPH Grant Rate
6
JP-US PPHFirst Action Allowance Rate
7
JP-US PPHAverage Number of Office Actions
8
JP-US PPH Average Pendency from PPH Request to FA
PPH FA Pendency 1.8 months (FY2008)
Average First Action Pendency of All of the
Applications in the JPO 28.5 months (CY2008)
OFF
Exam
Patent
Request for PPH
FA
Exam
With PPH
Request for PPH
1.8 months
Without PPH
FA
Exam
28.5 months
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JP-US PPH Average Pendency from FA to Final
Action
10
US-JP PPH (JP-gtUS)Grant Rate
11
US-JP PPH (JP-gtUS)First Action Allowance Rate
12
US-JP PPH (JP-gtUS)Average Number of Office
Actions
13
JP-KR PPH (KR-gtJP) Monthly Variation of PPH
Requests
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KR-JP PPH (JP-gtKR)Monthly Variation of PPH
Requests
15
KR-US PPH (US-gtKR)Monthly Variation of PPH
Requests