The current Patent Law has undergone four revisions, and the new provisions on the term ofpatent protection in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 42 have aroused heated discussions in academic circles.The new regulations still have the problem of insufficient flexibility and high application thresholds.Through comparative analysis, the similarities and differences between the provisions of the Patent Lawon the term of patent protection and those of the United States and Japan and international treaties arefound, and then analyzed separately. Based on the characteristics of patent law and judicial practice, thispaper examines the provisions on the term of patent protection in China, so as to seek the most suitableinstitutional arrangements for China's practice. In view of the lack of flexibility and the high thresholdfor application, in the future, we can seek to case-by-case the term of patent protection and appropriatelyrelax the scope of application of the second paragraph of Article 42; Strengthen the construction oftalents in patent examination and approval departments; Introduce judicial force into the procedure fordetermining the term of patent rights.