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Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (amended up to June 27, 2017), China

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Year of Version 2017 Dates Amended up to: June 27, 2017 Entry into force: October 1, 1990 Adopted: April 4, 1989 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Chinese 中华人民共和国行政诉讼法（2017年6月27日修正） PDF
Legislation Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
Administrative Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (as amended by the Decision November 1, 2014, of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Administrative Procedure Law) (CN406)
Administrative Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (promulgated by Order No. 16 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on April 4, 1989)(CN156)
 Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))
Decision of November 1, 2014, of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Amending the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (CN390)
Is implemented by (12 text(s)) Is implemented by (12 text(s))
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Original Jurisdictions for Civil and Administrative Cases of Intellectual Property (Interpretation No. 13 of 2022) (CN457)
Interpretation of Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Disputes of New Plant Varieties (Interpretation No. 5 of 2001, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN432)
Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Jurisdiction and Scope of Application of Law in the Trial of Trademark Cases (Interpretation No. 1 of 2002, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN429)
Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Jurisdiction and the Application of Laws in Trademark Cases after the Amendment of Trademark Law Entered Into Force (Interpretation No. 4 of 2014, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN440)
Provisions (I) of the Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Cases Concerning Patent Examination (Interpretation No. 8 of 2020) (CN450)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of Laws in the Trial of Patent Disputes (Interpretation No. 21 of 2001, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN427)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Jurisdiction of Intellectual Property Courts of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (Interpretation No. 12 of 2014, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN442)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Administrative Cases Concerning the Authorization and Determination of Trademark Rights (Interpretation No. 2 of 2017, amended up to December 23, 2020) (CN443)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Intellectual Property Courts (Interpretation No. 22 of 2018) (CN444)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of Laws for Behavior Restriction Cases in Intellectual Property Disputes (Interpretation No. 21 of 2018) (CN445)
Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Participation of Technical Investigators in Intellectual Property Litigations (Interpretation No. 9 of 2019) (CN447)
Interpretation of Supreme People's Court on the Trial of Disputes of New Plant Varieties (Interpretation No. 5 of 2001) (CN373)

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