Definition of software-related inventions China has paid attention to the issue of the patentability of invention applications relating to computer programs for a long time now.

Some of the most important Chinese Inventions include the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing and moveable type, and much more.

Development of legal provisions The provisions of the Chinese Patent Law regarding foreign patent applications for inventions developed in China have shifted from the initial "obligation to file first ...

A Chinese flag is seen as Liu Wanyong performs on his invention, an improvised bicycle which is held afloat by plastic tubes, in Zhenning, Guizhou province, August 29, 2013.

In China, “inventions or utility models, of which the substantive content of the technical solution is completed within the territory of China” (Rule 8, Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent ...

Accused for years of copying the technologies of other countries, China now dominates the renewable energy landscape not just ...

Chinese Invention Patent and Utility Model Grants Both Up 31% in 2021 by: Aaron Wininger of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. - China IP Law Update Sunday, January 9, 2022 Print Mail Download />i ...

An amendment to the implementation rules of the Patent Law, made public Monday, detailed the procedure of government scrutiny over domestic inventions before they are submitted for foreign patent ...

Per statistics released by China’s Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on July 14, 2025, Chinese invention patent grants are down 28.75% in the first half of 2025 versus the first half ...

SENATE Bipartisan bill would ban China, 'hostile' countries from manufacturing inventions funded by US taxpayers The Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 follows revelations that Biden's Dept. of ...