专利法(2010英文版).doc

PATENT LAW OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Adopted at the 4th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National Peoples Congress on March 12,1984 Amended the first time in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National Peoples Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at its 27th Meeting on September 4, 1992 Amended the second time in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National Peoples Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at its 17th Meeting on August 25,2000 Amended the third time in accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National Peoples Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at its 6th Meeting on December 27,2008) Translated by the State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China. In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail. Chapter I Chapter 11 Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII TABLE OF CONTENTS General Provisions Requirements for Grant of Patent Right Application for Patent Examination and Approval of Application for Patent Duration, Cessation and Invalidation of Patent Right Compulsory License for Exploitation of Patent Protection of Patent Right Supplementary Provisions This table of contents was established for the convenience of the reader by the State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China. The text of the Patent Law adopted by the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress does not contain such a table. Chapter I General Provisions Article 1. This Law is enacted to protect the legitimate rights of the patentee, to encourage inventions-creations, to advance the exploitation of inventions-creations, to enhance innovation capability, and to promote the progress of science and technology and the development of