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Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (amended up to December 11, 2023), China

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Amended up to: December 11, 2023 Entry into force: July 1, 2001 Promulgated: June 15, 2001 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Genetic Resources Notes This consolidated version of the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China which was promulgated by Decree No. 306 of the State Council of China on June 15, 2001, takes into account amendments up to the "Decision of December 11, 2023, of the State Council on Amending the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, effective from January 20, 2024.

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