Accelerated PPH processing at the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR)

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the NBPR can be made by following these guidelines:

NBPR Guideline for AT Filers
NBPR Guideline for ES Filers
NPBR Guideline for CA Filers
NPBR Guideline for HU Filers
NBPR Guideline for JP Filers
NBPR Guideline for KR Filers
NBPR Guideline for RU Filers
NBPR Guideline for US Filers

Here are the PPH Request Forms which can be sent to NBPR on paper or electronically by using Epoline Online Filing:

For APO filers Word format
For APO PCT-PPH filers Word format

For the CIPO Filers Word format

For ES filers Word format
For ES PCT-PPH filers Word format

For the HU Filers Word format

For JP filers Word format PDF format
For JP PCT-PPH filers Word format

For the KIPO Filers Word format

For RU filers Word format
For RU PCT-PPH-filers Word format

For US filers Word format
For US PCT-PPH filers Word format

Accelerated PPH processing at the Austrian Patent Office

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the APO can be made by following the guidelines:

APO Guideline for FI Filers

More information on APO’s web page

Accelerated PPH processing at the Canadian Patent and Trademark Office

CIPO Guideline for FI Filers

Additional information: website of the CIPO

Accelerated PPH processing at the Hungarian Patent Office

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the HPO can be made by following these guidelines:

HPO Guideline for FI Filers

Press release about PPH collaboration with Hungary

Additional information: website of the Hungarian Patent Office

Press release on the website of the Hungarian Patent Office

Accelerated PPH processing at the JPO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the JPO can be made by following these guidelines:

JPO Guideline for FI Filers.

More information on JPO’s web page

Accelerated PPH processing at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the KIPO can be made by following these guidelines:

KIPO Guideline for FI Filers

Announcement about the PPH pilot program between NBPR and KIPO

KIPO website

Accelerated PPH processing at the Russian Patent Office

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the ROSPATENT can be made by following these guidelines:

ROSPATENT Guideline for FI Filers

More information on ROSPATENT’s web page

Accelerated PPH processing at the Spanish Patent Office

More information on SPTO’s web page

Accelerated PPH processing at the USPTO

Request for accelerated PPH processing at the USPTO can be made by following these guidelines:

USPTO Guidelines for FI Filers (PPH)
USPTO Guidelines for FI Filers (PCT-PPH)
More information on USPTO's web page

Further Information

Mr. Juha Rekola
Development Director
Tel: +358 9 6939 5504

Mr. Ari Hirvonen, Ph.D.
Senior Patent Examiner
Tel: +358 9 6939 5726

Mr. Kenneth Gustafsson, Ph.D.
Senior Patent Examiner
Tel: +358 9 6939 5720

E-mail: firstname.surname@prh.fi