China's Patent Law and its amendments 。 1980 Patent Office was established 。 1984 PRC's first Patent Law Patent for Invention,Utility model,and design First-to-file system Limitation on the scope of patentable items such as... 1992 first amendment 20/10 years patent term;Protection for pharmaceutical Drug Inaugurated China's membership in the Patent Cooperation Treaty 2000 second amendment(Compliance with the TRIPS agreement) Infringement of Offering for sale Judicial final review for all disputes ·20o8 third amendment 1.Absolute novelty:Publication anywhere before filing destroys novelty 2.Bolar Exception -Unlicensed use of patented pharmaceuticals and medical devices in order to obtain regulatory approval for post-patent expiration sales allowed 3.Enhance the protection of Design Patent 4.Invention made in China can file first outside China Fourth amendment ongoing... Stronger remedies such as punitive damageChina’s Patent Law and its amendments • 1980 Patent Office was established • 1984 PRC’s first Patent Law Patent for Invention, Utility model, and design First-to-file system Limitation on the scope of patentable items such as… • 1992 first amendment 20/10 years patent term; Protection for pharmaceutical Drug Inaugurated China's membership in the Patent Cooperation Treaty 2000 second amendment(Compliance with the TRIPS agreement) Infringement of Offering for sale Judicial final review for all disputes • 2008 third amendment 1. Absolute novelty: Publication anywhere before filing destroys novelty 2. Bolar Exception – Unlicensed use of patented pharmaceuticals and medical devices in order to obtain regulatory approval for post-patent expiration sales allowed 3. Enhance the protection of Design Patent 4. Invention made in China can file first outside China Fourth amendment ongoing… Stronger remedies such as punitive damage