The following document is China’s law on the “conversion of S&T achievements,” originally enacted in 1996 and amended in 2015. The law governs the process of adopting technological breakthroughs for commercial or other practical use. The law’s provisions create incentives for scientists and universities to cooperate with corporations and others who can profit from their discoveries, and allow for punishment of those who fail to compensate the discoverers adequately.

The Chinese source text is available online at: https://web.archive.org/web/20200925025138/http:/www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2015-11/10/content_1951905.htm

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting the Conversion of Scientific and Technological Achievements

(Adopted on May 15, 1996 at the 19th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress, and amended pursuant to the Decision on Amending the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting the Conversion of Scientific and Technological Achievements” of the 16th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress on August 29, 2015)

Contents

Section I General Provisions

Section II Organization and Implementation

Section III Assurance Measures

Section IV Technology Rights and Interests

Section V Legal Liability

Section VI Supplementary Provisions