Patent Protection for Biotechnology in China: the Current Legislation and the Proposed Third Amendment
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Ying Zhan
Ying Zhan is a doctoral researcher of the Center for Studies of Intellectual Property Rights of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 1, Nanhu South Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, P.R.China
Abstract
This article addresses the Chinese legislation on patent protection for biotechnology. Section I presents a brief overview of China's intellectual property right protection regime for biotechnology; Section II describes the China's current patent legislation on biotechnology. Since April 2005, China has lunched the third amendment to its Patent Law. The related information of the third amendment to Chinese biotechnology patent policy is provided in the final section.
About the author
Ying Zhan is a doctoral researcher of the Center for Studies of Intellectual Property Rights of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, No. 1, Nanhu South Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, P.R.China
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