PCT Yearly Review - WIPO

Section b
performance of the pct system
B.5.4 Timeliness in transmitting IPRPs by time
category and IPEA
Figure B.5.4 presents the same timeliness information
for 2012 as in figures B.5.2 and B.5.3, but provides a
breakdown by IPEA.
In 2012, the offices of Spain, Sweden and Japan transmitted,
respectively, 97.2%, 91.2% and 91.1% of IPRPs within
28 months from the priority date of the application; whereas
the USPTO, the offices of Austria and Canada transmitted,
respectively, 63.9%, 38.5% and 34.3% of IPRPs later
than 32 months from the priority date of the application.
Figure B.5.4: Timeliness in transmitting IPRPs to the IB by delay and IPEA, 2012
Within 28 months Between 29 - 30 months Between 31 - 32 months More than 32 months
Distribution by time category (%)
100
75
50
25
0
97.2 91.2 91.1 84.3 78.9 74.4 72.8 69.6 66.7 61.0 44.3 36.7 30.8 25.2
Share of IPRPs transmitted within 28 months (%)
Spain
Sweden
Japan
China
Nordic Patent Institute
European Patent Office
Australia
Finland
Brazil
International Preliminary Examining Authority
Russian Federation
Canada
Republic of Korea
Austria
United States of America
Note: Timeliness is calculated as the time elapsed between the priority date and the date on which the IB received the IPRP from the IPEA.
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2013
B.6
PCT-PPH Pilots
Use of the PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway (PCT-PPH)
pilots enables applicants, where a favorable written opinion
or IPRP has been issued by the participating ISA and/
or IPEA, to fast-track patent examination procedures in
the national phase and, generally, to obtain a patentability
decision more quickly from participating offices.
In 2012, 38 PCT-PPH pilots were active, with the participation
of 21 offices, including 14 international authorities.
B.6.1 New PCT-PPH pilots
The following offices started bilateral PCT-PPH pilots
in 2012:
• Danish Patent and Trademark Office (Denmark) and
Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)
(Russian Federation);
• Rospatent and SIPO;
• JPO and KIPO;
• KIPO and SIPO;
• Industrial Property Office (Czech Republic)
and USPTO;
• Intellectual Property Office (Philippines) and JPO;
• Israel Patent Office and National Board of Patents
and Registration of Finland;
• Israel Patent Office and USPTO; and
• National Institute of Industrial Property (Portugal)
and JPO.
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