Opinion: Reforming patent enforcement

Plans to amend China's Patent Law to give greater powers to administrative authorities could slow down the courts with appeals

5 minute read November 13, 2012 at 03:44 AM
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The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released a proposed amendment to the PRC Patent Law (中华人民共和国专利法) for public comments on August 10 2012. The proposed amendment will be the fourth to the Law since adopted in 1984.

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