What advantages can I expect as a pilot participant in the European phase?

As a pilot participant, you will have the following three advantages:

Firstly, since only international applications filed in English can be processed under the CNIPA-EPO pilot and English is anyway one of the EPO's official languages, you will not need to file a translation of your international application on entry into the European phase.

Secondly, where the EPO has already drawn up the international search report, the supplementary European search report (Article 153(7) EPC) is dispensed with in the European phase and so you will not need to pay a European search fee on entry into this phase.

Thirdly, if you chose to file a demand for international preliminary examination under PCT Chapter II, with the EPO acting as IPEA, the examination fee payable on entry into the European phase will be reduced by 75%.