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Patent Prosecution Highway between Indonesia and South Korea<\/b><\/h4>\n

Starting this December, the Indonesian Patent Office (DGIP) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) began implementing the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program. This program aims to ensure that South Korean companies entering Indonesia can obtain Patent Examinations more quickly, from 40 months to just 18.4 months.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This KIPO PPH collaboration with DGIP is the 10th Bilateral PPH after previously collaborating with IMPI (Mexico – July 1, 2012), IPOPHL (Philippines – May 1, 2015), TIPO (Taiwan – July 1, 2015), EAPO (Eurasia Patent Office – January 1, 2019), IPVN (Viet Nam – June 1, 2019), SAIP (Saudi Arabia – July 1, 2019), INPI (Brazil – April 1, 2020), and MyIPO (Malaysia – December 1, 2020 ), INPI (France – September 1, 2022). It is called Bilateral PPH because it is still a pilot program, before finally becoming Global PPH, as has been implemented in IP5 countries (China, Japan, USA, & EU) and other 24 countries, such as the UK, Singapore, Australia, and Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Basic Concept PPH\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

Where an <\/span>Office of First Filing (OFF)<\/b> has assessed the patentability of a Patent Application, an <\/span>Office of Second Filing (OSF) <\/b>offers the Applicant accelerated examination for the corresponding Application, provided that certain conditions are met. Those conditions include sufficient correspondence in the claims of the two applications and the search and examination results of an OFF being made available to an OSF.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Under the PPH program, the examination results of an OFF are used to expedite the application process in an OSF, thereby reducing the workload and improving patent quality. If deemed patentable by an OFF, the corresponding application is filed in advance for accelerated examination in an OSF.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This PPH program is divided into two categories: PPH using the National Work Products and PPH using the PCT International Products from the KIPO. The following are the procedures for each category:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. PPH using the National Work Products from the KIPO<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/b>Applicants can request accelerated examination by a prescribed procedure including submission of relevant documents on an application filed with the DGIP and satisfies the following requirements under the DGIP-KIPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program based on the KIPO application.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When filing a request for the PPH pilot program, an applicant must submit a request form to the DGIP.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The offices may terminate the PPH pilot program if the volume of participation exceeds a manageable level, or for any other reason. Ex Ante notice will be published if the PPH pilot program is terminated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PPH pilot program will be in effect for<\/span> three (3) years<\/b> commencing on <\/span>8 December 2023<\/b> and will end on <\/span>8 November 2026<\/b>. However, the program may be extended after a joint DGIP – KIPO review and assessment of the program implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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