China:
SPC's Intellectual Property Appellate Court Established For Two Years Concluded More Than 4,000 Cases
27 January 2021
AFD China
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Two years ago, the Supreme People's Court Intellectual
Property Court was inaugurated in Beijing on January 1. Since then,
the Court hears civil and administrative appeals cases involving
patents and monopolies nationwide.
It has accepted 5,104 cases and concluded 4,124 cases over the
two years. A total of 111 meetings of professional judges were
held, and 418 specific rules for the application of laws were
formed.
The court currently has 38 judges and 44 of their assistants,
with 42 percent of the judges holding a doctorate, 37 percent with
science and engineering backgrounds, and 21 percent with overseas
qualifications.
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