State Administration for Market Regulation: Five IP-related Legislation Projects are Underway in 2021
Recently, State Administration for Market Regulation published the Legislation Work Plan for the Year 2021, in which a total of 67 legislation projects are released, including six drafts of laws or administrative regulations to be submitted for approval, and 61 regulations at ministry / administration level to be formulated or amended. In order to strengthen the protection for IP rights, work plans for five IP-related legislation projects were submitted to the State Council, namely, the Implementing Rules for the P.R.C. Patent Law, the Measures for the Administration of Trademark Agency, the Several Provisions on Regulating Patent Applications, the Provisions for Identification and Protection of Well-known Trademarks, and the Measures for Registration and Administration of Collective Marks and Certification Marks.