Egypt and Japan to Commence a Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
27-May-2015
CAIRO – The Egyptian Patent Office and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) have agreed to commence a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program on June 1, 2015, in order to accelerate the patent grant procedures.
The PPH pilot program will allow Egyptian patent attorneys to file a request for accelerated examination, upon request of the Japanese applicant on the condition that the Egyptian Patent Office has acknowledged patentability of the invention, as well as receiving the necessary documents related to the patent application filed at the Egyptian Patent Office.
For more information about this new procedure, please contact our office in Egypt at the following address:
Address: TAG Building, A26 Smart Village, km 28 Cairo/Alex Desert Road 6th October. Egypt
P.O. Box 150 Smart Village 12577, 6th October, Egypt
Telephone: (+202) 35352900
Fax: (+ 202) 35370433
Email: egypt@agip.com
Contact: Tarek Al-Khatib (Mr.)