The new pilot project of China Brazil (West) patent examination Expressway (PPH) will be launched on January 1, 2020 for a period of five years to December 31, 2024.

According to the joint decision of the State Intellectual Property Office of China and the Brazilian industrial property office, the new pilot project of China Brazil (West) PPH will enter the second phase on January 1, 2021, and the deadline of the project will remain unchanged.

After the new pilot project of China Brazil (West) PPH enters the second stage, the applicant shall submit a PPH request to the Brazilian industrial property office according to the new project guidance document, and the project guidance of the State Intellectual Property Office of China shall continue to apply. The Brazilian Industrial Property Office will receive 600 PPH requests per year (including requests from all its PPH partner offices). Each applicant can submit one PPH request per week. The same department of the International Patent Classification (IPC) will receive 150 PPH requests per year (including requests from all its PPH partner offices).

China Brazil (West) new PPH guidelines