State Council Revises Patent Law Implementing Regulations

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signed the No. 569 Decree recently, announcing the State Council's Determination on revising the Implementing Regulations of Patent Law in China. The new implementing regulations were effective on February 1, 2010.

The Regulations consist of 123 articles in 11 chapters, which include general provisions, patent application, patent examination and approval, re-examination and invalidation of patent right, compulsory licensing for exploitation of the patent, reward and remuneration of inventors or creators of service inventions, patent protection, registration and gazette, special regulations for PCT.

http://www.chinaipr.gov.cn/news/government/607408.shtml

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