{"id":36157,"date":"2025-11-18T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pintas-ip.com\/?p=36157"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:06:54","slug":"how-to-expedite-patent-grant-in-9-sea-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pintas-ip.com\/cn\/how-to-expedite-patent-grant-in-9-sea-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Expedite Patent Grant in 9 SEA countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fast-Track Your Patents in Southeast Asia: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>A Strategic Guide to Accelerated Patent Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Securing patent protection in Southeast Asia is crucial for businesses looking to expand and safeguard their innovations. Understanding each country&#8217;s unique patent examination procedures can streamline applications and accelerate approvals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide provides an overview of patent prosecution processes across Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. It covers key aspects such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modified Substantive Examination (MSE)<\/strong>: Options to adopt claims from approved patents in major jurisdictions for a faster review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expedited Substantive Examination (ESE)<\/strong>: Accelerated processing pathways to obtain patents quicker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)<\/strong>: Fast-tracking patent applications through international cooperation with key patent offices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special Recognition Programs (Cambodia)<\/strong>: Unique opportunities for patent re-registration and validation based on existing patents from Singapore, China, the US, Japan, Korea, and Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      1. Singapore\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">N\/A &#8211; Since 1 Jan 2020, every Singapore Patent Application must go through Local Examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">N\/A &#8211; SG IP Fast expired on 31\/12\/24.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; GPPH (Global Patent Prosecution Highway) &#8211; BR (National Institute of Industry Property Ministry of Economy of Brazil &#8211; INPI) &#8211; CN (China National Intellectual Property Administration &#8211; CNIPA) &#8211; MX (Mexican Institute of Industrial Property &#8211; IMPI) &#8211; EP (European Patent Office &#8211; EPO)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      2. Malaysia\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Applicant can request for an MSE to adopt the claims of a corresponding application granted in one of these six jurisdictions: US, EP, AU, JP, KR, and UK.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; An applicant can request expedited substantive examination once the application is available for public inspection. &#8211; The request must be accompanied by a prescribed official fee and a Statutory Declaration stating the grounds for the request.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; CN (China National Intellectual Property Administration &#8211; CNIPA) &#8211; EP (European Patent Office &#8211; EPO) &#8211; JP (Japan Patent Office &#8211; JPO) &#8211; KR (Korean Intellectual Property Office &#8211; KIPO) &#8211; US (USA Patent &#038; Trademark Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      3. Brunei\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Examiners shall adopt claims from corresponding applications allowed\/granted in major jurisdictions (US, EP, AU, JP, KR) to expedite local examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Not Available (N\/A)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Available with Japan (JPO &#8211; Japan Patent Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      4. Indonesia\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Examiners may suggest applicants adopt claims from corresponding applications allowed\/granted in major jurisdictions (US, EP, AU, JP, KR) to expedite local examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Not Available (N\/A)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Available with Japan (JPO &#8211; Japan Patent Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      5. Thailand\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Examiners may suggest applicants adopt claims from corresponding applications allowed\/granted in major jurisdictions (US, EP, AU, JP, KR) to expedite local examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Target Patent Fast-Track Program &#8211; Invention patent with substantive examination requested or petty patent submitted at least 3 months prior. &#8211; In medical science &#038; public health, beneficial to public and commercializable. Applicant must plan to produce, distribute, or license. First filed in Thailand (no priority claim) or NPE into Thailand of PCT application via Thailand&#8217;s receiving office.- Filed via e-filing system. No more than 10 claims. Request filed on 1st-10th of each month.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Available with Japan (JPO &#8211; Japan Patent Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      6. Philippines\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Examiners may suggest applicants adopt claims from corresponding applications allowed\/granted in major jurisdictions (US, EP, AU, JP, KR) to expedite local examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Not Available (N\/A)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Available with: EP (European Patent Office) &#8211; JP (Japan Patent Office) &#8211; KR (Korean Intellectual Property Office) &#8211; US (USA Patent &#038; Trademark Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      7. Vietnam\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">MSE (Modified Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Examiners may suggest applicants adopt claims from corresponding applications allowed\/granted in major jurisdictions (US, EP, AU, JP, KR) to expedite local examination.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">ESE (Expedited Substantive Examination)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">A request for accelerated examination can be filed (Article 9.6 of Circular 01\/2007\/TT-BKHCN, as amended by Circular No. 16\/2016\/TT-BKHCN). However, acceptance is rare.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway)<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Available with: JP (Japan Patent Office), KR (Korean Intellectual Property Office)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #000;\">\n  <tr>\n    <th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:left; border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">\n      8. Cambodia\n    <\/th>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Re-registration of Singapore Patents<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Allows for expedited registration of a Singapore patent in Cambodia.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Singapore patent must be in force at the time of lodgement. Singapore patent must have a filing date on or after January 22, 2003.Singapore patent must meet Cambodian patentability requirements.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Re-registration of Chinese Patents<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Allows for expedited registration of a Chinese patent in Cambodia.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Chinese patent must be in force at the time of lodgement. Chinese patent must have a filing date on or after January 22, 2003. Chinese patent must meet Cambodian patentability requirements.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Validation of European Patents<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Allows for validation of a European patent (filed on or after March 1, 2018) in Cambodia, granting essentially the same protection as EPO-granted patents.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Filing date after January 22, 2003. US patent application with the same earliest date (priority or filing) as the Cambodian (KH) application. US patent application deemed patentable by the USPTO. Claims in the KH application amended to match one or more claims in the granted US patent.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Accelerated Grant of Patent using US Patent<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Speeds up the patent grant process in Cambodia by leveraging a corresponding granted US patent.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Filing date after January 22, 2003. US patent application with the same earliest date (priority or filing) as the Cambodian (KH) application. US patent application deemed patentable by the USPTO. Claims in the KH application amended to match one or more claims in the granted US patent.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Facilitating Patent Grant Program (CPG) using Japanese Patent<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Facilitates faster patent grant in Cambodia based on a corresponding granted Japanese patent.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Filing date after January 22, 2003. Japanese patent application with the same earliest date (priority or filing) as the Cambodian (KH) application. Japanese patent application granted by the JPO (Japan Patent Office). Claims in the KH application amended to match one or more claims in the granted Japanese patent.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Patent Recognition Program (PRP) using Korean Patent<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">Streamlines the patent grant process in Cambodia by utilizing a corresponding granted Korean patent.<\/td>\n    <td style=\"border:1px solid #000; padding:8px;\">&#8211; Filing date after January 22, 2003. Korean patent application with the same earliest date (priority or filing) as the Cambodian (KH) application. South Korean patent application granted by KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office).Claims in the KH application amended to match one or more claims in the corresponding granted Korean patent.<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">By leveraging these mechanisms, businesses can reduce time-to-market, enhance intellectual property protection, and gain a competitive edge in the region. 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