Under the PPH pilot programme at the EPO, a PPH request can also be based on the latest PCT work product, i.e. the WO-ISA or the IPER. Where the EPO is the ISA (and/or IPEA) and the international application contains claims that are determined to be patentable/allowable by the EPO as ISA (and/or IPEA), the applicant may, under the PPH pilot programme, request accelerated examination at the EPO’s PPH partner offices. The EPO maintains a comprehensive PPH pilot programme with the other IP5 offices, i.e. JPO, KIPO, SIPO and USPTO, and has launched bilateral PPH pilot programmes with CIPO (Canada), ILPO (Israel), IMPI (Mexico), IPOS (Singapore), IPA (Australia), SIC (Colombia), ROSPATENT (Russian Federation), MyIPO (Malaysia), IPOPHL (Philippines) and EAPO (Eurasian Patent Office).
Irrespective of the PPH pilot programme, any applicant may request accelerated examination under the PACE programme in the procedure before the EPO as designated Office, at any time. For more information on the PACE programme, please refer to points 445 ff.
OJ 2010, 352
Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_c_ii_15.html
Date retrieved: 30 December 2018
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EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA
EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - D The EPO as an IPEA
EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - E Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as designated or elected Office
Offical Journal of the EPO
XOJ EPO 2017, A77 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2017, A67 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2017, A47 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2017, A46 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2016, A106 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2016, A75 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2016, A68 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2016, A54 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products
XOJ EPO 2015, A93 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2015 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications ("PACE") [ 1 ]