As from 01/01/2021, PPH agreement will apply between INPI (French patent office) and JPTO (Japanese Patent Office).
Applicants of a French patent application accepted by INPI will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding Japanese patent application, and reciprocally, applicants of a Japanese patent application accepted by JPTO will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding French patent application.
This is the first PPH agreement signed by INPI.