The first "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" was promulgated in 1984.
On March 12, 1984, the Fourth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress passed the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, and on September 4, 1992, the Seventh National People's Congress passed the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China. The "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" was revised for the first time at the 27th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Congress.
The "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" was revised for the second time at the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on August 25, 2000.
The "Decision on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China" was revised for the third time at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on December 27, 2008.
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According to Article 4 of the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China", if the invention-creation applied for a patent involves national security or major interests and needs to be kept confidential , handled in accordance with relevant national regulations.
Patent rights will not be granted for inventions and creations that are obtained or utilized in violation of laws and administrative regulations and relied on such genetic resources.
Inventions and creations that are completed while performing the tasks of the unit or mainly by utilizing the material and technical conditions of the unit are service inventions and creations. The right to apply for a patent for a service invention-creation belongs to the unit. After the application is approved, the unit becomes the patentee.
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