The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. At the same time, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) have also jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The two established guidelines of CNIPA-INAPI PPH request and CNIPA-DKPTO PPH request remain controlling the pertinent requirements and procedures governing applicants' PPH requests at the two offices.

The extension of the CNIPA-INAPI PPH pilot program and the CNIPA-DKPTO PPH pilot program will further advance the countries' communication and cooperation in IP, serve both Chinese and Chilean, and Chinese and Danish innovators by accelerating the patent examination process and continuously deepen  mutual cooperation in patent examination.

PPH is a fast track linking patent examination duties of different countries or regions, allowing patent examination authorities to speed up patent examination by work sharing. Since the initiation of the first PPH program in November 2011, the CNIPA has built PPH ties with patent examination authorities of 32 countries or regions.

 Source: CNIPA