Patent Protection in China

The nucleus of the patentsystem is to protect patent rights,i.e.,to protect the legitimate rightsof patentees and Interested parties.Since China's first patent law cameinto force in April 1985,the ChinesePatent Office and local patentadministrative organs havecontinuously attached primeimportance to the protection ofpatent rights,and gratifying resultshave been achieved in this field.