Influence of the new Patent Law on design application and protection
February 09, 2009 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesXing [email protected] 11th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for 2008 passed amendments to the PRC Patent…
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The 11th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for 2008 passed amendments to the PRC Patent Law that take effect on September 1 2009. The amendments are particularly important to the system and treatment of design patents.
Design application
(i) Limitation on the granting of a design
patent right
No patent right shall be granted for two-dimensional printed matter designs, colours, or a combination