In that year the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China was promulgated

The "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" was adopted at the fourth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on March 12, 1984.

The first amendment was made in accordance with the "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" at the 27th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on September 4, 1992 ,

The second amendment was made in accordance with the "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" at the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on August 25, 2000. ,

According to the third amendment to the "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" at the Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on December 27, 2008

"The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" has been adopted by the Eleventh Session of the People's Republic of China The Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was adopted on December 27, 2008 (Year of Wuzi), and is hereby announced and shall come into effect on October 1, 2009.

Extended information:

According to the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China"

A patent application must meet the following conditions:

(1) The subject must have the qualifications granted by law to enjoy patent rights.

For example, Chinese citizens and legal persons who have no habitual residence or business place in China can enjoy patent rights in accordance with the agreement signed by their country with China or the international treaty that China has joined, or in accordance with the principle of reciprocity. foreigners, foreign enterprises or other foreign organizations.

(2) It must be based on certain legal facts.

The legal facts that give rise to the right to apply are:

(1) Invention and creation;

(2) Completion of entrusted invention and creation;

(3) Completion of service invention;

(4) Inheritance of application right;

(5) Transfer of application right.