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1. Pa te nt Pr ose c uti on H i ghw ay Pil ot Pr ogr am bet w ee nt h e U S P TO a n d t h e J P O · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2
2. D ata a ddi ti on t o 120 t hem es i n F-te r m D esc ri pti o n ofI PDL/ PMG S ·········································································· ４

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11. Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between theUSPTO and the JPO
The JPO and the USPTO have started accepting the requests for pilot program on Patent
Prosecution Highway (PPH) from applicants since July 3, 2006.
The PPH was taken up as an important challenge in the Joint METI-DOC Initiative forEnhanced Japan-U.S. Cooperation on IPR Protection and Enforcement and other Global
Issues (METI-DOC Initiative) signed by Mr. Toshiaki Nikai, Japan’s Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI) and Mr. Carlos M. Gutierrez, Commerce Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Commerce on March 30, 2006. The PPH is also based on the “Action Plan forExpeditious and Efficient Patent Examination”, which is decided by the Headquarters forExpeditious and Efficient Patent Examinations.

1. Purpose and Outline of the PPH
The PPH enables an application whose claims are determined to be allowable/ patentable in
the Office of First Filing (OFF) to undergo an accelerated examination in the Office ofSecond Filing (OSF) with a simple procedure according to a request from an applicant [seethe figure 1]. Thus the application can be patented at an early stage relatively easily in theOSF. Moreover, it is expected to reduce the burden of examination and enhance the qualityof examination since the PPH encourages the utilization of search and examination resultsof the OFF at the OSF
Current accelerated examination systems of the JPO and the USPTO require an applicant
to conduct a pre-examination search and to submit the search results (references), anexplanation of comparison between the claimed invention and prior arts and an explanationof patentability of the claims. Under the Patent Prosecution Highway scheme, however,each Office permits an applicant to submit to the OSF office actions of the OFF together
with patentable claims of the OFF and references cited by an examiner of the OFF, as analternative to those documents required in the current accelerated examination system.

2. PPH Pilot Program between the USPTO and the JPO
The purpose of the pilot program is to examine the requirements of the PPH and theoperating procedures. It is also preferable to have a trial period to familiarize applicants andexaminers with the PPH scheme and the procedures. The Offices will conduct an evaluation2

of the results of the pilot program. The Offices aim to commence full implementation in July
2007 based on the results of the pilot program.

3. Future prospects of the PPH
The JPO has already reached an agreement with the KIPO on the PPH and the two Offices
plan to start implementing it by the end of 2007. The JPO has also been discussing the PPH
with other central IP Offices in industrialized nations. The EPO has been considering thepossibility of taking part in the pilot program. The JPO also officially started discussing thePPH with the UK Patent Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and theCanadian Intellectual Property Office.
In this way, the JPO will work to establish a system which will enable Japanese companies
to obtain patents in both industrialized and developing countries.

Figure 1:

Patent Prosecution Highway¾On condition that a patent application X has been determined to be allowable inCountry A, the corresponding patent application X’ in Country B is qualified foraccelerated examination through a simple procedure where(1) the applicant submits to the Office of Second Filing (OSF) explanation ofsufficient correspondence between the claims in the OSF and the allowed claims inthe OFF.
(2) the applicant submits to the OSF all the Office actions made by the OFF.

Country A (OFF)Application
Application

XOfficeOffice
ActionActionWrittenWritten
Amend
Amend
ment
ment

AllowedClaimsX
Explanation

Country B (OSF)
Corresponding
Corresponding
Application
Application( With Priority)

RequestRequestforfor PPH
PPH

X’

3

AllowedClaimsClaims

X

X’

Accelerated Exam

Additional
Search andExamination

2. Data addition to 120 themes in F-term Description ofIPDL/PMGS
120 themes of F-term Description were additionally made available in IPDL/PMGS on June30, 2006.
We should appreciate it if you would utilize the information from F-term Description of
IPDL/PMGS. The new 120 themes are as follow;(http://www5.ipdl.ncipi.go.jp/pmgs1/pmgs1/pmgs_E)

THEME
THEME NAME
CODE
1 2C017 FILING APPLIANCES
2 2C028 ELECTRICALLY OPERATED EDUCATIONALNO

IPC Coverage
B42F1/00-21/12
G09B1/00-9/56;17/00-19/26

APPLIANCES

342C032
2C057

DEVICES FOR INSTRUCTIONINK JET, e.g. PARTICLE FORMATION, SCATTERING

G09B23/00-29/14
B41J3/04,103-3/04,104@Z

CONTROL

5672C058
2C061
2C062

PAPER HANDLING

82C162

ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINTERS AND OPTICALPRINTERS

91011122C2622C3622E002
2E016

COLOUR; GRADATIONACCESSORIES OR OVERALL CONTROLDOT PRINTERS; OTHERSLASER BEAM PRINTER
BEARING WALL; CURTAIN WALL
FIXING OF GLASS PANES OR THE LIKE AND

B41J11/00-11/70
B41J29/00-29/70
B41J3/00;3/00@K-3/00@C;3/00@E-3/04;3/06-3/10,101@Z;3/10,106-3/10,106@Z;3/10,114-3/10,114@Z;3/12-3/15;3/22
B41J3/16-3/18,103;3/21-3/21@Z
B41J3/00@A-3/00@B
B41J3/00@D-3/00@Q
E04B2/56-2/70;2/88-2/96
E06B3/54-3/88DOOR LEAVES

132E042

CLOSURES, e.g. SHUTTERS

1415161718192E125
2E163
2F002
2H001
2H002
2H087

CONNECTION OF BUILDING STRUCTURES IN GENERAL

202H090

LIQUID CRYSTAL 3 (SUBSTRATES,

212H099

ROD-SHAPED CONSTRUCTION MEMBERS
ELECTRONIC TIME-PIECES
OPTICAL FIBRE CABLESEXPOSURE CONTROL FOR CAMERASLENS SYSTEMSINSULATION LAYERS, AND ALIGNMENT MEMBERS)OTHER OPTICAL SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS,

E06B9/00-9/00@Z;9/02-9/02@Z;9/06-9/18;9/56-9/92
E04B1/38-1/60,512@Z
E04C3/00-3/46
G04G1/00-15/00@Z
G02B6/44,351-6/44,396
G03B7/00-7/28
G02B9/00-17/08@Z;21/02-21/04;25/00-25/04
G02F1/1333,500-1/1333,505;1/1337-1/1337,530
G02B27/00-27/64;G02F1/21-1/25

LIGHT INTERFERENCE, OR COLOUR CONTROL

222324
25
2627
28

2K008
3B001
3B005
3B053
3B069
3B084
3B096

HOLOGRAPHY

TABLES, DESKS OR SERVICE WAGONSG03H1/00-5/00
A47G19/00-19/34
B44C1/16-1/175@Z
A47B1/00-41/06

DETAILS OF FURNITURE

A47B91/00-97/08@Z

CHAIR LEGS, SEATS, BACKRESTS AND ACCESSORIES4A47C7/00-7/74@Z

MATTRESSES AND OTHERS FOR CHAIRS OR BEDS

A47C27/00-27/22@Z;31/00-31/12

TABLE-WARE
DECORATIONS BY TRANSFER

2930313B110
3B118
3B202

SHOWCASES; RACKS FOR DISPENSING MERCHANDISE

3233

3D014
3D036

AXLE SUSPENSIONS AND SIDECARSDISPLAY SHELVES
BRUSHWARE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
THEREOFARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF CONTROL

A47F1/00-3/14;11/00-11/10
A47F5/00-8/02
A46B1/00-17/08;A46D1/00-9/06
B62K25/00-27/16
B60K23/00-23/08@Z

DEVICES FOR POWER TRANSMISSION

34 3E06435 3F015
36 3F016
37 3F017BAGS
DISCHARGE OF ARTICLES FROM CONVEYERSRELAY 1 BETWEEN CONVEYERS; ORTHOGONAL TYPE
SPECIAL CONVEYANCE 1(RECIPROCATING MEMBERS,B65D30/00-33/38
B65G47/34-47/51
B65G47/53-47/54@Z
B65G47/82-47/82@Z;47/88-47/88@Z

SEPARATING AND STOPPING MEMBERS)

383F049

CONVEYANCE BY BELTS OR ROLLERS

39
40

3F050
3F053

ASSOCIATION OF SHEETS OR WEBSSEPARATION, SORTING, DECELERATION OR CURVING

B65H5/02-5/02@Z;5/06-5/06@Z;5/22-5/22@Z;29/12-29/24@Z;29/32-29/32@Z
B65H39/00-39/16
B65H29/54-29/70

OF SHEETS

413F101

FEEDING BY MEANS OTHER THAN BELTS OR ROLLERS

42434445464748

3F1063F321
3G005
3G006
3G031
3G062
3G065

DELIVERING BY OTHER MEANSESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS
SUPERCHARGERCARBURETTOR (only for start-up and warm-up)
USE OF INTAKE OR EXHAUST INERTIAEXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION ARRANGEMENTCONTROL OF THROTTLE VALVES AND RELATED

B65H5/00-5/00@Z;5/04;5/08-5/20;5/24-5/38;29/52
B65H29/00-29/10;29/26-29/30;29/34-29/51
B66B21/00-31/02@Z
F02B33/00-41/10@Z
F02M1/00-5/16@Z;9/00-19/12@Z
F02B27/00-27/06@Z
F02B47/08-47/10;F02M25/06-25/07,580@Z
F02D9/00-11/10@Z

MECHANISMS OR THE LIKE BETWEEN THROTTLE
VALVES AND THE OPERATING MEANS THEREOF

4950

3G091
3G092

AFTER TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GASCONTROL OF ENGINE OUTPUT AND CONTROL

F01N3/00-3/02@Z;3/04-3/38;9/00-9/00@Z
F02D13/00-28/00@Z

OF SPECIAL TYPE ENGINE

5152
53
54555657
58

3H031
3J009
3J032
3J040
3J044
3J048
3J069
3K003

NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT BLOWERS

59603K023
3K039

AIR SUPPLY

61623K047
3K064

BURNERS USING CAPILLARY ACTION

REDUCTION GEAR 1FLEXIBLE SHAFTS
GASKET SEALINGPISTONS, PISTON-RINGS, AND CYLINDERSANTIVIBRATION ARRANGEMENTS
FLUID DAMPERSCOMBUSTION SYSTEMOUTSIDE LIGHTING DEVICES OR SIGNALS OF
VEHICLESFLUIDISED BED COMBUSTION AND RESONANT

F04D17/00-23/00@Z
F16H1/00-1/26
F16C1/00-1/28
F16J15/00-15/14@Z
F16J1/00-1/24;7/00-10/04
F16F15/00-15/36@Z
F16F9/00-9/54
F23N1/02-1/06,105;3/00-5/00@Z;5/18-5/18,101@Z;5/24-5/24,113@Z
F23L1/00-17/16,609@Z
B60Q1/00-1/56
F23D3/00-3/40@Z
F23C11/02-11/04;F23G5/30-5/30@Z

COMBUSTION

636465

3K090
3K095
3L049

HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; CONSTITUTION THEREOF
LIGHTERS CONTAINING FUELROOM UNITS OR SELF-CONTAINED UNITS IN GENERAL

5

H05B6/46;6/52-6/64@Z;6/70-6/80@Z
F23Q2/00-2/52
F24F1/00-1/00,316;1/02-1/02,321

66

3L092

COMPRESSION REFRIGERATORS WITH

F25B13/00-13/00,371

REVERSIBLE CYCLES

67686970

3L113
4D021
4D043
4D075

DRYING OF SOLID MATERIALSSEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS
ADJUSTMENT AND PROCESSING OF GRAINSPROCESSES FOR APPLYING OR COATING

F26B1/00-25/22@Z
B07B1/00-15/00
B02B1/00-7/02,109
B05D1/00-7/26

FLUENT MATERIALS

71

4E016

ROLLING ROLLS, ROLLING STANDS, OR DRIVES

B21B27/00-35/14@Z

FOR ROLLING MILLS

72
73

4F033
4F050

NOZZLES AND SPRAYING APPARATUSESFOOTWEAR AND ITS ATTACHMENTS, MANUFACTURING
METHODS OR DEVICES

744F074

MANUFACTURE OF POROUS ARTICLES AND ECOVERY

B05B1/00-3/18;7/00-9/08
A43B1/00-23/30;A43C1/00-17/06;A43D1/00-119/00
C08J9/00-9/42

OR WORKING-UP OF WASTE MATERIALS

7576

4F100
4F201

LAYERED PRODUCTS (2)TREATMENTS OF MOULDING MATERIALS SUCH AS
PLASTICS, AND HANDLING IN GENERAL

77

4F301

SEPARATION, RECOVERY OR TREATMENT OF WASTE

B29D9/00;B32B1/00-35/00
B29B7/00-11/14;13/00-15/06;B29C31/00-31/10;37/00-37/04;71/00-71/02
B29B17/00-17/02;C08J11/00-11/28

MATERIAL PLASTICS

787980
814G001
4G026
4G077
4H011

CERAMIC PRODUCTSJOINING OF CERAMICS
CRYSTALS; AFTER-TREATMENTS FOR CRYSTALSAGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; PRESERVATION OF

C04B35/56-35/58,302@Z
C04B37/00-37/04
C30B1/00-35/00
A01N1/00-65/02

ANIMALS AND PLANTS

8283848586878889909192939495969798

4H027
4J015
4K037
4L035
5B015
5B042
5B069
5B075
5B089
5C006
5C040
5C052
5C053
5C059
5C077
5C079
5D029

LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALSPOLYMERISATION CATALYSTSHEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL SHEETSSYNTHETIC FIBRESS-RAM
DEBUGGING AND MONITORING
DIGITAL COMPUTER DISPLAY OUTPUTRETRIEVAL DEVICESCOMPUTERS OR DATA COMMUNICATIONSCONTROL OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICESGAS-DISCHARGE-TYPE DISPLAY TUBESRECORDING OF TELEVISION SIGNALSTELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR RECORDINGTELEVISION SIGNAL COMPRESSION; CODING METHODFACSIMILE IMAGE SIGNAL CIRCUITSCOLOUR IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSOPTICAL RECORD CARRIER AND MANUFACTURE

C09K19/00-19/60@Z
C08F4/00-4/58;4/72-4/82
C21D9/46-9/46@Z;9/48-9/48@Z
D01F1/00-6/96;9/00-9/04
G11C11/34-11/34,345;11/36-11/40,305
G06F11/28-11/34@Z
G06F3/14-3/153,340@Z
G06F17/30-17/30,419@Z
G06F13/00,351-13/00,357@Z
G09G3/18;3/36
H01J11/00-17/64
H04N5/76-5/76@Z;5/80-5/907@Z
H04N5/91-5/95@Z
H04N7/12-7/137@Z
H04N1/40-1/40,104
H04N1/46-1/46@Z
G11B7/24-7/24,572@Z

THEREOF

99
100

5D031
5D044

DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING
SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DIGITAL RECORDING AND

G11B5/09-5/09,371@Z
G11B20/10-20/16,351@Z

REPRODUCTION

101102

5D378
5E501

ELECTROPHONESUSER INTERFACES FOR DIGITAL COMPUTERS

6G10H1/00-7/00,541
G06F3/00,601-3/00,680@Z

103 5F031

CONTAINERS, TRANSFERRING, SECURING OR

H01L21/68-21/68@Z

POSITIONING OF WAFERS OR THE LIKE

104 5F033

INTERNAL WIRINGS OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED

H01L21/88-21/90@Z

CIRCUIT DEVICES

105 5F044
106 5F045

BONDINGS

107 5F049

LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENTS 3: PHOTODIODES AND

VAPOUR PHASE GROWTH EXCLUDING METAL LAYERS

H01L21/447-21/449;21/60-21/607@Z
H01L21/205;21/31-21/31@Z;21/365;21/469;21/86
H01L31/10-31/10@Z

TRANSISTORS

108109
110
111
112
113

5F110
5G015
5H029
5H115
5H5605J006

THIN FILM TRANSISTORRESERVE POWER SUPPLY ARRANGEMENTSSECONDARY BATTERIES; OTHER BATTERIESCONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLESCONTROLLING OF NON-COMMUTATOR MOTORSWAVEGUIDE TYPE FREQUENCY SELECTIVE DEVICES

H01L29/78,611-29/78,627@Z
H02J9/00-11/00
H01M10/36-10/40@Z
B60L1/00-3/12;7/00-13/00@Z;15/00-15/42
H02P6/00-6/02,371@Z
H01P1/20-1/219;7/00-7/10

AND RESONATORS

114 5J100

CONTROL DETAILS OF AMPLIFIERS OR GAINCONTROL

H03G1/00-3/34

115 5J103

CHANNEL SELECTION CIRCUITS ; AUTOMATIC TUNING

H03J5/00-5/02@Z;5/14-5/30;7/00-7/32

CIRCUITS

116 5J104

CIPHERING AND DECIPHERING APPARATUSES, AND
SECRET COMMUNICATION

117 5J106

STABILISATION OF OSCILLATORS, SYNCHRONISATIONG09C1/00-5/00;H04K1/00-3/00;H04L9/00-9/04
H03L1/00-7/26

OR FREQUENCY SYNTHESISERS

118 5J108PIEZO-ELECTRIC OR MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS,OR DELAY OR FILTER CIRCUITS

119 5K004 AC SYSTEM DIGITAL TRANSMISSION
120 5K030 WIDE AREA DATA EXCHANGE

H03H3/007-3/06;9/00-9/135;9/15-9/24@Z;9/30-9/40;9/46-9/62;9/66;9/70;9/74
H04L27/00-27/30
H04L12/00-12/26;12/50-12/66@Z

3. PAJ Issuance Schedule[2006]
PAJ
Date of publicationof PAJ

PAJ index

Jan. 31 (Tue.)

2006-1

Total
serialnumber
133

Feb. 28 (Tue.)

2006-2

134

24,400Mar. 31 (Fri.)

2006-3

135

26,200

Apr. 26 (Wed.)

2006-4136

25,600

May 29 (Mon.)

2006-5

137

29,400Jun. 28 (Wed.)

2006-6138

32,300Jul. 27 (Thu.)

2006-7

139

28,400Aug.29 (Tue.)

2006-8140

20,500

Sep.27 (Wed.)

2006-9141

38,500

Serial number
for the year

7Number of
PAJ stored

Coverage

34,4002005-1[121]/2005-12[132]2006-1[133]/2006-3[135]2006-1[133]/2006-3[138]