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)

Chapter I - General Provisions

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Chapter II - Conditions for the Grant of Patent Rights

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Chapter III - Application for Patents

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Chapter IV - Examination and Approval of Patent Applications

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Chapter V - Term, Termination and Invalidation of Patent Rights

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Chapter VI - Compulsory License for Exploitation of Patent

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Chapter VII - Protection of Patent Rights

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Chapter VIII - Supplementary Provisions

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