Notice of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the NOIP and KIPO

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) will take Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program (PPH Program) in 02 years, starting from June 01, 2019 to May 31, 2021.

During the trial of the PPH Program, the NOIP will receive 100 PPH requests annually for patent applications original from KIPO (previously submitted to KIPO) and meet the conditions specified in the Procedures to File a Request into the NOIP.

In contrast, KIPO will receive 100 PPH requests each year for patent applications original from the NOIP (previously filed with the NOIP) and meet the conditions specified in the Procedures to File a Request into the KIPO.

Therefore, the applicants who is interested in this PPH Program can submit a request to the NOIP or KIPO according to the current regulation.

What does Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program (PPH) mean: 

                                   Hình minh họa (Cre: World Intellectual Property Organization)

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patent prosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices. It also permits each participating patent office to benefit from the work previously done by the other patent office, with the goal of reducing examination workload and improving patent quality. (Cre: Patent Prosecution Highway at the Trilateral Co-operation)

A number of bilateral agreements have been signed between patent Offices to promote worksharing and enable patent applicants to request accelerated processing in the national phase, where patent examiners can make use of the work products from the other Office(s). (Cre: World Intellectual Property Organization)

Cre: National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam – Translation and editing by ELITE LAW FIRM