On November 3, Li Qiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, chaired an executive meeting of the State Council at which the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended Draft) was approved after deliberations.

The meeting stressed the need to thoroughly implement the decision and deployment of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on strengthening the intellectual property protection, strictly enforce the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law, further improve the patent application and examination system to level-up China's patent creation, application, protection, management and service, and to better match the relevant international treaties, and strive to give full play to the important role of the Patent Law in the promotion of scientific and technological innovation and the development of new industries and new sectors.

(Source: CNIPA Official WeChat Account)