The person in charge said that the revision of the "Patent Law Implementing Rules" has two purposes. One is to cooperate with the revision of the "Patent Law of the People's Republic of China". On December 27, 2008, the Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress passed a decision to amend the Patent Law. There were as many as 36 amendments to the Patent Law this time. It was a relatively comprehensive revision. The revised provisions Accounting for more than half of the original provisions, many changes in the Patent Law need to be reflected in the Implementing Rules of the Patent Law. The second is to simplify procedures and improve efficiency.
The revised "Patent Law Implementing Rules" reflect the purpose of simplifying procedures and improving efficiency, and strive to enable applicants to obtain patent rights more conveniently, and at the same time, The patent application, examination, authorization, reexamination, and invalidation procedures have been improved, making my country's patent system more reasonable and operating more smoothly.
It is understood that the revision of the "Patent Law Implementing Rules" reflects the advancement with the times, learning from and absorbing the results of international advanced intellectual property protection systems, and integrating with international standards. , and based on my country's national conditions, useful attempts have been made in protecting genetic resources. The "Patent Law Implementing Rules" keep pace with the times, firstly by making specific provisions on the corresponding content in the revision of the "Patent Law" that is in line with international standards; secondly, the "Patent Law Implementing Rules" itself is also consistent with international rules.
When talking about which industries and fields will have a greater impact after the revision of the Patent Law and the Implementing Rules of the Patent Law, the person in charge said, The Patent Law covers all fields of science and technology, and innovations in all fields of science and technology rely on the patent system for protection. Therefore, the impact of amending the Patent Law and the Implementing Rules of the Patent Law is comprehensive.
However, the person in charge also said that the impact on rapidly changing high-tech fields, such as IT, biopharmaceuticals, and environmental protection and energy-saving enterprises, will be greater. The Patent Law and the revision of the "Patent Law Implementing Rules" are even more important to these industries and fields, because these industries have rapid technological development, rapid changes, many innovations, and high attention from all walks of life, so they are more dependent on the patent system. These industries,Enterprises should also pay more attention to the reform of the patent system.
