This Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the BRPTO’s Official Gazette #2829 published BRPTO/DIRPA’s Ordinance #03, of March 24, 2025, which outlines the criteria for accepting applications under Phase V of the PPH Pilot Project and repeals BRPTO/DIRPA’s Ordinance #23, of December 23, 2024.

Effective April 1, 2025, BRPTO/DIRPA’s Ordinance #03/2025 authorizes the acceptance of 140 PPH requests for patent applications with the main IPC H04 classification during the second quarter of 2025. The predefined limits of 800 requests per quarter and 3,200 annually remain unchanged.

As provided for in BRPTO/DIRPA’s Ordinance #26/2024, the BRPTO will not consider requests received once the quarterly limit has been reached, including any modifications that may have been submitted alongside the PPH requests. For applications that have been rejected due to exceeding the quarterly limit, a new request may be submitted in the following quarter, provided they include the respective supporting documentation.

The full text of BRPTO/DIRPA’s Ordinance #03/2025 is available in Portuguese here.

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