Patent Protection Via Judicial Relief, China Patent System VI

Legislation

The Patent Law is enacted to protect the legitimate rights of patentees, to encourage inventions-creations, to advance the exploitation of inventions-creations, to enhance innovation capability, and to promote the progress of science and technology and the development of economy and society.

Patent Law & Implementing Regulations

Patent Law: Adopted by the Standing Committee of National People's Congress on March 12, 1984 and entering into force on April 1, 1985, amended for the first time on September 4, 1992 and entering into force on January 1, 1993, amended for the second time on August 25, 2000 and entering into force on July 1, 2001, amended for the third time on December 27, 2008 and entering into force on October 1, 2009, amended for the fourth time on October 17, 2020 and entering into force on June 1, 2021.