China

Patent Law of People's Republic of China (as amended on August 25, 2000)

Year of current version:	2000
Date of last amendment:	August 25, 2000
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 1, 1985
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 12, 1984
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Notes:	The WTO notification states: 'The Law provides that industrial designs can be applied to be protected as a patent. Article 66 of the Law provides for the provisional measures before litigation. The texts of the laws and regulations are submitted in Chinese and English. However, due to time constraints, the English translations must not be regarded as official and are only for reference by WTO members.'
Available Texts:
Chinese	中华人民共和国专利法 (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
English	Patent Law of People's Republic of China (as amended on August 25, 2000)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (as last amended on Septembre 4, 1992) (CN006) Is superseded by Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (as last amended on December 27, 2008) (CN028)
WIPO Lex No.:	CN022