Patent decisions grow and backlog falls in the first semester of 2020
Due to an array of initiatives from the Brazilian PTO, we gladly inform you that the backlog has shrunk in the first semester of 2020, in spite of restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Progress Report has been issued recently, addressing the performance achieved until last June, as well as the second revision of the 2020 Action Plan, with the keeping of basically all the goals foreseen for this year.
The technical examination decisions reached 20,675 patent applications, an amount equivalent to 51.6% of the planned for this year (40,092 applications) and 87.6% of all 2019 production (23,592 applications). The reduction of backlog hit 30.4% by June, indicating the great possibility of attaining the 52% forecast for 2020 and the final target of 80% reduction of the backlog in 2021. These results are a direct byproduct of one of the main strategies devised by the Brazilian PTO known as "Preliminary Office Actions". read more