2001June 15 was promulgated by Order No.306 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, and was revised for the first time according to the Decision of the State Council on Amending the Implementation Rules of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on February 28, 2002. The second revision was made in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Amending the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 9, 20 10.