Prior art defence in Third Amendment to China's Patent Law

May 04, 2011 | BY

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RouseWeng [email protected] Third Amendment to the PRC Patent Law(中华人民共和国专利法), which was passed in 2008 and came into effect on…

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The Third Amendment to the PRC Patent Law(中华人民共和国专利法), which was passed in 2008 and came into effect on October 1 2009, introduced two major changes in relation to 'prior art': it expanded the definition of 'prior art' and clarified the operation of the 'prior art' defence in infringement proceedings.

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