19 April 2010, Beijing 

The 'Third Revision of China's Patent Law: Legal texts and documents on the drafting process 2006-2008' has been updated. The publication compiles the most relevant documentation at each stage of China’s Patent Law revision, including the full text of the new Patent Law, its drafts and comments from the European Union at each stage of the revision; with this new edition including the associated Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law effective as of 1 February 2010 and the Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning Adjudicating Patent Infringement Disputes, effective on 1 January 2010 as well as comments on the respective drafts. This forms part of IPR2’s work on supporting revision of China’s major IP laws. The publication is provided free-of-charge and may be downloaded at www.ipr2.org/patentlaw. Hardcopies are available on CD upon request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .