BRIPC Pilot Program for Accelerated Patent Examination is Launching Today

Release Time：2025-01-20 10:04Author：Views：105

Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced that to implement the outcomes of the Third High-Level Conference on Belt and Road IP Cooperation (BRIPC), a pilot program for accelerated patent examination under the BRIPC will commence on January 20, 2025, and will run for two years, ending on January 19, 2027. Upon the launch of the pilot program, eligible applicants from participating countries can submit requests for accelerated examination to CNIPA in accordance with the " Procedures to File a Request to the CNIPA under the BRIPC Pilot Program for Accelerated Patent Examination."

Under the BRIPC Pilot Program, the total number of applications to be accepted by CNIPA will be limited to 1000 per year, the maximum number of applications from each participating office will be limited to 100 per year. After the expiration of this two-year period, an evaluation will be conducted to determine whether the pilot program should be extended.

The BRIPC Pilot Program aims to provide faster examination of patent applications in China for eligible applicants from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. According to the "Letter of Intent for Cooperation on the BRIPC Pilot Program for Accelerated Patent Examination between the CNIPA and the TÜRKPATENT," the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) will be the first to participate in this program. Moving forward, CNIPA will deepen cooperation with patent examination authorities from more countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative in the field of patent examination, injecting more intellectual property power into the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Information source: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2025/1/17/art_53_197208.html

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