Today’s post is the 2^nd part of new laws and regulations in March.

V. The State Intellectual Property Office (the “SIPO”)  Issued the Revised Measures for Compulsory License on Patent Implementation (the “Measures”)

On 20^th March, the SIPO issued the revised Measures that will come into effect on 1^st May, 2012 on its official website. The revised Measures is the combination of the 2003 Measures and 2005 Measures for Compulsory License on Patent Implementation concerning Public Health Problem (the “2005 Measures”), for example the revised Measures additionally provides the terms of compulsory license in the circumstance of emergency and public interests, and compulsory license of medicines that, actually, has been provided in the 2005 Measures.