Year of the Rabbit: A time to rethink patent strategy in China.

The article focuses on the complex patent system of China. In 2009, it notes that the country has proclaimed a patent law which is designed to support the drive for domestic innovation and commercialisation, completing a total overhaul of the patent legislation. It mentions the changes implemented on the legislation including the introduction of an art defence which allows defendants in patent infringement cases to argue and the adoption of an absolutely novelty standard for patentability.