See here
http://www.blawgdog.com/article.asp?id=678

(Issued by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on June 5, 2008)

As the preface said:

This Outline is formulated for the purpose of improving China’s capacity to create, utilize, protect and administer intellectual property, making China an innovative country and attaining the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.