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Feb 06, 2012
Stephen Yang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China
Jiancheng Jiang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Q&A: Patent & Trademark Protection in China


Stephen Yang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China, Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China, Jiancheng Jiang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China 1.1 Please give details of the major acts and directives governing patents (with reference to specific paragraphs where necessary) Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 April 1985. It was amended three times in 1993, 2001 and 2009. The third amendment became effective as of 1 October 2009. Implementing Regulation of the patent law came into force on 1 April 1985. It was amended three times in 1993, 2001 and 2010. The third amendment became effective as of 1 February 2010. The Guidelines for Examination came into force on 1 April 1993. Since then, there have been four major amendments in 2001, 2006 and 2010. The third amendment became effective as of 1 February 2010.
1.2 Is your jurisdiction party to any international conventions on patent protection? When did it join these conventions? China joined the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property on 19 December 1984. The Paris convention came into force in China on  read more