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Decision of the State Intellectual Property Office Amending the Guidelines for Patent Examination (promulgated by order No. 68 of March 12, 2014, of the State Intellectual Property Office ), China

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Year of Version 2014 Dates Entry into force: May 1, 2014 Adopted: March 12, 2014 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs, IP Regulatory Body Notes This Decision enlarges the protection scope of design patent. The graphic user interface (GUI) could be protected if it meets the requirements under the patent law.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Chinese 2014年3月12日， 国家知识产权局关于修改《专利审查指南》的决定 （国家知识产权局第68号公布） PDF HTML
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