Chile's National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) and the European Patent Office (EPO) initiate PPH proceedings

Recently, the Chilean National Institute of Industrial Property INAPI signed a memorandum of understanding on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot project with the European Patent Office EPO on July 11, 2023. The agreement came into effect on June 1, 2024 for a period of three years until May 31, 2027, when it will be adjusted based on the agreement of both parties.

So far, the European Patent Office (EPO) has signed PPH agreements with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.