Patent Law

Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国专利法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Mar. 12, 1984, effective Apr. 1, 1985; amended Sept. 4, 1992, effective Jan. 1, 1993; amended Aug. 25, 2000, effective July 1, 2001; amended Dec. 27, 2008, effective Oct. 1, 2009; amended Oct. 17, 2020, effective June 1, 2021)

• Status: Amendment passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: China National Intellectual Property Administration
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2017 (backup), 2018, 2019, 2020
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Oct. 13–17, 2020 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: June 28–30, 2020 (Chinese 🆚, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: July 3–Aug. 16, 2020
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 23–29, 2018 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Jan. 4–Feb. 3, 2019
  • State Council public consultation (revision): Dec. 2, 2015–Jan. 1, 2016 (Chinese 🆚, English)
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2020(5): 713, 726–732]
  • Explanation (Dec. 23, 2018)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 28, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 13, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct, 16, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Oct. 17, 2020)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Passes Export Control Law & Biosecurity Law, Updates Patent Law, National Flag/Emblem Laws, Election Law & Minors Protection Law (Oct. 17, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Foreign Investment, Patent, Resource Tax, Local Government Debt & More (Dec. 16, 2018)
• NPC Standing Committee Releases 2018 Legislative Plan (Apr. 27, 2018)

Last updated: August 8, 2025, 01:05 EDT