On this March 16th, 2017, the president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), Mr. Luiz Otávio Pimentel, and the president of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Mr. Yoshinori Komiya, have signed in São Paulo a Joint Declaration to formalize a project of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between the two countries. This PPH has been studied by a work group since October of the last year and the agreement was signed yesterday, during the Seminar on Cooperation in Intellectual Property between Brazil and Japan.
By the PPH, Brazilians will be able to use the result of the examination of the BPTO over their patent applications in order to speed up the analysis in Japan, and vice versa. In this phase of the project (which starts on the first day of April of this year and will last for 2 years) there will be accepted, at maximum, 200 patent applications for the PPH between the two countries.
For this project, the BPTO will accept only patent applications related to Information Technology – a fast paced field that demands quick analysis. In its turn, Japan will accept patent applications for any field.
The IPC classifications included in the program will be disclosed soon, with the resolution that will be issued by the BPTO and will regulate the PPH project in Brazil.
For more information, please contact our technical team at the following email contact: patents@tavaresoffice.com.br
By the PPH, Brazilians will be able to use the result of the examination of the BPTO over their patent applications in order to speed up the analysis in Japan, and vice versa. In this phase of the project (which starts on the first day of April of this year and will last for 2 years) there will be accepted, at maximum, 200 patent applications for the PPH between the two countries.
For this project, the BPTO will accept only patent applications related to Information Technology – a fast paced field that demands quick analysis. In its turn, Japan will accept patent applications for any field.
The IPC classifications included in the program will be disclosed soon, with the resolution that will be issued by the BPTO and will regulate the PPH project in Brazil.
For more information, please contact our technical team at the following email contact: patents@tavaresoffice.com.br
