The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between the China National IP Administration and the Chilean Industrial Property Office will be extended for three years from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023.

The relevant requirements and procedures for submitting PPH requests at the above-mentioned offices remain unchanged.

The China-Chile PPH pilot was launched on January 1, 2018 and had run for three years, expiring on December 31, 2020.

(Source: CNIPA)