The Patent Law was promulgated in 1984, and the version revised in 2008 is currently in effect. (The effective implementation rules are the 2002 version, the review guidelines are effective for the 2009 version, and there are also the 1997 "Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties" and its 2007 version implementation rules) "Copyright Law" was promulgated in 1990, and the currently effective ones are Revised version 2010. (The effective implementation regulations are the 2002 version, and there are also the "Computer Software Protection Regulations" promulgated in 2001, and the "Information Network Communication Rights Protection Regulations" promulgated in 2006) The "Trademark Law" was promulgated in 1982, and the currently effective version is the 2001 Year revised version. (The Implementing Regulations are valid in the 2002 version, and the Trademark Review Rules are valid in the 2005 version.) The Anti-Unfair Competition Law was promulgated in 1993 and has not been revised.