According to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Cooperation between China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) on the Patent Prosecution Highway on the Patent Prosecution Highway, the China-Norway PPH pilot program will be launched for a duration of three years from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023.

After the start of the Program, the applicants of NIPO can submit a PPH request to CNIPA in accordance with the Procedures to File a Request to the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the CNIPA and the NIPO (Norwegian Industrial Property Office); and the applicants of CNIPA can submit a PPH request to NIPO in accordance with the Procedures to File a Request to the NIPO (Norwegian Industrial Property Office) for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the NIPO and the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration).  (Translated from CNIPA Website Chinese Version)