EPO and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) make their PPH fast-track programme permanent
On 1 October 2022, the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme between the EPO and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) becomes permanent. The current conditions and requirements for participation will continue to apply.
The offices have agreed to permanently extend the agreement, following the successful completion of a pilot programme, which was initially launched in February 2016 and extended in October 2019.
The EPO's PPH portfolio
In addition to this programme, the EPO has operational PPH programmes with the IP5 offices. The IP5 consists of the world's five largest IP offices, which are the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNIPA) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The PPH programmes also include the national patent offices of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.
Further information:
EPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme - Outline and FAQs
