Highlights of the revision of the new patent law

Legal analysis: The contents of this revision mainly include strengthening the protection of design patents, increasing the applicable circumstances without losing novelty, further protecting the rights and interests of service inventors, increasing the patent public licensing system, increasing patent infringement compensation, and adding special protection clauses for drug patents.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 3 The patent administrative department of the State Council is responsible for the management of patent work throughout the country; Accept and examine patent applications in a unified manner and grant patent rights according to law.

The departments for patent administration under the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for patent administration within their respective administrative areas.

Article 4 Where an invention-creation applying for a patent involves national security or vital interests and needs to be kept confidential, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 5 No patent right shall be granted for inventions and creations that violate laws, social ethics or harm public interests.