The State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) jointly decided to extend the SIPO-DPMA PPH pilot program for another three years from January 23, 2018 to January 22, 2021, with the relevant requirements and processes of the submission of PPH application of both offices unchanged.
http://english.sipo.gov.cn/news/officialinformation/1110 263.htm
The SIPO and the Brazilian National Institution of Intellectual Property (INPI) launched PPH pilot program on February 1, 2018, facilitating the applicants from the two countries to have their patent applications examined in an expedited manner in the other office. The pilot program will last for a period of two years to January 31, 2020 or for the two councils to receive 200 applications under the CMB pilot project on PPH, whichever comes first.
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