Supreme People's Court, Decision on Amending the «Supreme People's Court, Several Provisions on Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Patent Disputes» (Draft for Public Comments)

Issued: July 16 2014

Main contents: Where a legal action is instituted in respect of the infringement of a utility model patent or design patent with a filing date on or after October 1 2009, the plaintiff may, at the time of instituting the legal action, present a patent evaluation report issued by the State Council's patent administrative department.