The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) just announced that the limit of 100 requests per annual cycle for participating in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program using a positive outcome from the PCT phase has been reached.
Therefore, according to Portaria INPI/PR nº 78/2022, any new PPH request based on a positive opinion issued in the PCT phase submitted during this year will be rejected.
Please be advised that it is still possible to file PPH requests based on counterpart granted/allowed case, provided that the foreign Patent Office has a PPH agreement signed with BPTO. Read more