The document discusses the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Vietnam's National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP). The PPH allows patent applications that receive a determination of patentability in one office to receive accelerated examination in the other office. The PPH pilot program between JPO and NOIP will launch on April 1, 2016 with an initial trial of 100 patent applications. The PPH is intended to enhance utilization of prior art searches between offices and reduce examination burdens by avoiding duplicative work.