On 3 November, Beijing High People's Court released its
final ruling on Beijing Carrefour Commercial Co., Ltd. &
Abbott Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. v. Tian Weijun for
monopoly dispute, in which the appeal of Carrefour and Abbott were
rejected. Beijing High People's Court held the view that,
Provisions on the Jurisdictions over Cases by Intellectual
Property Courts (the "Provisions") did not
explicitly provide that intellectual property courts could govern
monopoly dispute, but Article 3 of Notice on Issues concerning
the Jurisdiction over Cases regarding Intellectual Property
Rights explicitly provides that intellectual property courts
shall govern the monopoly cases of first instance within the
jurisdictions of the municipality of its domicile, which
supplements the Provisions. Through this ruling, for the first time
a court clearly elaborated on the jurisdiction issue of antitrust
cases.
For details, please visit: http://www.court.gov.cn/zgcpwsw/bj/zscq/201511/t20151103_12225640.htm#rd?sukey=fc78a6849a14bb2117c1c8ce168f9a0c142e56f45540425b41d167933a0b6030adb234a74cea2b2f3403348
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