147,000 IPR Cases in the First-instance Concluded in 2016

2017/03/31

According to the statistics from the Supreme People's Court (SPC), courts in China concluded 147,000 IPR cases in the first instance in 2016. According to SPC, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu have set up their own IPR adjudication divisions, which could handle cross-region IPR cases. As efforts to facilitate the innovation-driven innovation strategy and improve law system for IPR protection, SPC formulated new judicial interpretations for hearing patent disputes. Meanwhile, SPC has concluded several IPR cases with a social impact and gained extensive attention.

Source: China IP News