Promulgated by Order No. 306 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on June 15, 2001; Amended for the first time according to the Decision of the State Council on Amending the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China on December 28, 2002; Amended for the second time according to the Decision of the State Council on Amending the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China on January 9, 2010