The president of the BPTO (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office), Cláudio Furtado, and the president of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Mori Kiyoshi, signed this Tuesday, November 9, the Memorandum of Cooperation for the renewal of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between Brazil and Japan.
Through the PPH, Brazilians can use the result of the examination of the patent application at the BPTO to speed up the analysis in Japan and vice versa. The new agreement starts on December 1, 2021 and will last for five years.
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