Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on March 12,1984 Amended in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China at its 27th Meeting on September 4,1992. Amended again in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at its 17th Meeting on August 25, 2000

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Requirements for Grant of Patent Right

Chapter III Application for Patent

Chapter IV Examination and Approval of Application for Patent

Chapter V Duration, Cessation and Invalidation of Patent Right

Chapter VI Compulsory License for Exploitation of Patent

Chapter VII Protection of Patent Right

Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions

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