Brazil focus: Light at the end of the backlog tunnel?
The patent backlog at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) has been a dark cloud hanging over the country for several years, but in early 2016, in partnership with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the INPI launched the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme.
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20 January 2017 Five intellectual property offices, including the US Patent and Trademark Office, have extended their patent prosecution highway pilot programme for three years.