The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) will continue the pilot implementation of the Accelerated Patent Examination Program (PPH Program) Phase 4 for a period of three years (from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028), following the completion of the pilot implementation of PPH Program Phase 3 (April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2025).
During the pilot implementation of PPH Program Phase 4:
IP Vietnam will accept up to 200 PPH requests per year for patent applications originating from JPO (previously filed with JPO) and meeting the conditions set out in the Guidelines for Filing PPH Requests with IP Vietnam (English Version / Vietnamese Version).
PPH request form submission to IP Vietnam.
Conversely, JPO will accept an unlimited number of PPH requests for patent applications originating from IP Vietnam (previously filed with IP Vietnam) and meeting the conditions set out in the Guidelines for Filing PPH Requests with JPO (English Version / Vietnamese Version).
PPH request form submission to JPO.
IP Vietnam announces this information to notify applicants interested in submitting PPH requests to IP Vietnam or JPO in accordance with the regulations.
Source: ipvietnam.gov.vn