Patent Law of the People's Republic of China
(Adopted at the Fourth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on March 12, 1984 and amended in accordance with the Decision by the 27th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on Amending the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China on September 4, 1992)

Article 14

The relevant competent departments under the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, in accordance with the State plan , have the power to permit designated entities to exploit important invention-creation patents held by entities owned by the whole people under the organizational system or jurisdiction of these departments and governments. The entities exploiting such patents shall, in accordance with State provisions, pay an exploitation fee to the entity holding the patent right.

If patents held by Chinese individuals or collectively owned entities are of great significance to the interests of the State or the public and need to be applied on an extended scale, the matter shall be handled by the relevant competent department under the State Council according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph after reporting to the State Council and obtaining its approval.

Chapter I - General Provisions

Chapter II - Conditions for the Grant of Patent Rights

Chapter III - Application for Patents

Chapter IV - Examination and Approval of Patent Applications

Chapter V - Term, Termination and Invalidation of Patent Rights

Chapter VI - Compulsory License for Exploitation of Patent

Chapter VII - Protection of Patent Rights

Chapter VIII - Supplementary Provisions

Metadata

Manifest

Chapter I - General Provisions

Article 14