Guidance of CNIPA-CIPO PPH Request
Updated: 9 08,2018

When filing a PPH request to the CNIPA, please submit the request form and necessary documents according to the Procedures to File a Request to the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.China (CNIPA) under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the CNIPA and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Please refer to Attachment 1 (Chinese version) and Attachment 2 (English version).  

When filing a PPH request to the CIPO, please submit the request form and necessary documents according to the Requirements and procedures to file a request for accelerated examination to CIPO under the PPH program with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China. Please refer to Attachment 3 (Chinese version) and Attachment 4 (English version).  (Translated from CNIPA Website Chinese Version)

Attachment 1 Procedures to File a Request to the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.China (CNIPA) under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the CNIPA and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) (Chinese version).pdf

Attachment 2 Procedures to File a Request to the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.China (CNIPA) under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the CNIPA and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) (English version).pdf

Attachment 3 Requirements and procedures to file a request for accelerated examination to CIPO under the PPH program with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (Chinese version).pdf

Attachment 4 Requirements and procedures to file a request for accelerated examination to CIPO under the PPH program with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (English version).pdf