A participant plays chess with a robot during the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

Patent law will continue to be updated with the times.

As this year's IP Week highlights AI, debates arise over AI-generated inventions and IP governance. "The law must adapt to new tech revolutions," said Professor Feng Xiaoqing of China University of Political Science and Law.

At a Monday seminar about the patent law, Shen Changyu, head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, called the 40th anniversary a milestone.

"Forty represents a prime age," Shen said. "The patent law will continue to improve to new heights."