As the draft of the revised Patent Law has been sent to the State Council for approval, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) is lobbying for the legislation to be approved this year. The Chinese Patent Law was amended in 1992, 2000 and 2008 after it came to effect in 1985. The fourth amendment to the law now under discussion has been drafted since 2012 by SIPO taking consideration of the internationalization of IP laws. The revision gives more power to administrative enforcement officials and it shows the new feature in China’s IP protection that is administrative enforcement complementary to judicial protection. The gLAWcal Team LIBEAC project Thursday, 22 January2015 (Source: China Daily)