On Nov. 2, 2009, the Standardization Administration of the People’s Republic of China promulgated Regulations on the Administration of Setting and Revision of the National Standard Involving Patent (Interim) (Exposure Draft) (hereinafter "Version 2009") and asks for opinions from specified national organs, public institutions and industrial associations on revisions of which the deadline is Nov. 30, 2009. It is noticed that compared with Version 2009, Regulations on National Standard Involving Patent (Interim) (Exposure Draft) (hereinafter “Version 2004”) promulgated in September of 2004 is adjusted greatly on its contents. For the reason that the rights and obligations of patentees, standard makers, standard users and other parties are involved, the coming into effect and implementation of such regulations will cause enormous impact under the situation that the strategy of "Technology Patentability, Patent Standardization" is promoted by our country. Therefore, we make comments on Version 2009 through the comparison of the two versions for your reference.

　　1.Slight Adjustments on the Legislative Purpose

　　According to Article 1 of Version 2004, "With the purpose of appropriately coping with the issues on national standards involving patent, standardizing the setting and revision of national standards, promoting the proper application of new technology in national standards, protecting the rights and interests of patentees and the public, ensuring the effective implementation of national standards..."