Patent Law of the People's Republic of China
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution for the purpose of promoting the development of science and technology, encouraging the creation and use of inventions, raising the level of invention utilization, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of inventors and other patentees, as well as promoting the progress and development of the socialist culture, economy and science and technology.
Article 2 The State protects patent rights in accordance with law.
The patent right shall have the properties of personal and exclusive rights as provided for by law.
Patent rights shall be protected by law, and it shall be forbidden to infringe upon the patent ri
ght of another by manufacturing, using, offering to sell, selling or importing the patented product, or using the patented process, and it shall also be forbidden to use the patented design. The scope of protection of a patent right shall be determined by the scope of protection as set forth by its patent claims.
Article 3 The administrative department for patent affairs of the State Council shall be responsible for nationwide patent work. Administrative departments for patent affairs under the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for patent work within their respective administrative regions.
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(Complete version of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China can be found on the official website of the National Intellectual Property Administration of China)