China's intellectual property protection, especially the patent system, has continued to develop during the reform and opening up and has made certain achievements.
1. Initial establishment and continuous improvement of the patent laws and regulations system. China's Patent Law was revised twice in 1992 and 2000, which further clarified the legislative purpose of promoting scientific and technological progress and innovation, strengthened patent judicial and administrative enforcement, and the revised Patent Law further adapted to the development and initial establishment of China's productivity. It meets the needs of the socialist market economic system and also meets the patent protection standards stipulated in the Agreement on the Protection of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government has formulated a series of local regulations on patent protection, patent management, etc. based on local realities.
2. Intellectual property rights work has received great attention from the Party Central Committee and the State Council to provincial and municipal party committees and governments. In 1998, during the institutional reform of the State Council, the China Patent Office was renamed the State Intellectual Property Office and was included in the administrative sequence of the government as an agency directly under the State Council. In the reform of provincial government agencies, the construction of local patent management agencies has been generally strengthened, and a good situation has emerged in which government-led patent management departments work with relevant departments to jointly promote patent work.
3. A national patent work system and operating mechanism including patent management, examination, research, education, law enforcement, intermediary services and patent information organizations have been formed. Patent protection has effectively promoted Chinese science and technology. Technological progress and innovation, invention and creation activities are full of vitality, and the number of patent applications is growing strongly. During the "Ninth Five-Year Plan" period, the number of patent applications accepted by China increased by 81% compared with the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" period, with an average annual growth rate of 15.7%.
4. Two channels of judicial and administrative law enforcement have been formed to coordinate operations. patent protection mechanism. By the end of 2000, courts and patent management departments had accepted and handled 15,000 patent disputes and infringement cases, and patent management departments had also investigated and dealt with more than 4,000 cases of patent counterfeiting. 5. Continuously open up new prospects for international cooperation. China has participated in international conventions on patents and played an active role on the international stage, improving China's reputation in the field of international intellectual property protection.