This book provides a comprehensive introduction to patent policy, law and practice in Greater China and is a go-to book for patent practitioners who have client interests in that region. Features: - Introduction to Chinese patent policy. - Detailed coverage of technology transfer and substantive patent law in China, including prerequisites for protection, exceptions and limitations. - Practical analysis of patent law relating to 3 specific fields of invention: employee inventions, biotechnological and pharmaceutical inventions, and software inventions. - Overview of the patent application and...