China

Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China

Year of current version:	2002
Date of last amendment:	December 28, 2002
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 15, 2001
Date of Text (Issued):	June 15, 2001
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	The legal texts are only original in Chinese. The English translations shall not be regarded as official and are only for reference for WTO Members.
Available Texts:
Chinese	中华人民共和国专利法实施细则 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
English	Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China
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Historical Versions:	Supersedes Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (CN023) Is superseded by Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (CN078)
WIPO Lex No.:	CN024