Those proposals could include restrictions on overseas production of advanced chips based on Chinese designs, the newspaper said.
The revisions announced on Monday are aimed at making it harder to copy such work or secure legal rights over designs developed by others.
Applicants must show that filings result from genuine creative activity, submit declarations of originality, and clearly identify the original elements in materials lodged with authorities.
Regulators will be able to reject applications that clearly fail to meet those requirements, while the changes also provide a clearer basis for challenging registrations that should not have been granted.
The regulations strengthen remedies for infringement, allowing damages to be calculated based on losses suffered by the rights holder or gains made by the infringer. Courts can award punitive damages in serious cases.
The rules also clarify how layout-design rights can be licensed, transferred or used as collateral, and require organisations leading their creation to provide eligible personnel with reasonable rewards and remuneration.
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