ARIPO & China launch Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program

ARIPO and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) have recently implemented a bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program which is being trialled for 5 years from 08 June 2024.  The Program allows an application whose claims have already been determined to be patentable by CNIPA to undergo an accelerated examination at ARIPO upon request by an applicant, and equally for an application whose claims have already been determined to be patentable by ARIPO to undergo an accelerated examination in China.  

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