According to the “Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Project Agreement between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Saudi Intellectual Property Office (SAIP)”, the CNIPA and SAIP kicked off the pilot PPH project on November 1, 2020, which will for three years, expiring on October 31, 2023.

Under the pilot project, SAIP applicants can submit the PPH request to CNIPA according to the "Procedure for Submitting a PPH Request to the CNIPA under the China-Saudi PPH Pilot Project"; and CNIPA applicants can submit the PPH request to SAIP in accordance with the "Process for Submitting a PPH Request to the SAIP under the China-Saudi PPH Pilot Project".

(Source: www.cnipa.gov.cn)