(1) Major foreign-related cases;
(two) cases that have a significant impact in the region;
(3) Cases determined by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court.
A major foreign-related case refers to a foreign-related case in which the subject matter of the dispute is large, or the case is complicated, or the number of parties living abroad is large. The significant influence in this jurisdiction means that the influence of the case is beyond the jurisdiction of the grass-roots court and has a significant influence within the jurisdiction of the intermediate court or above. The cases decided by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court include the following categories: (1), maritime and maritime cases, which are under the jurisdiction of the maritime court. At present, maritime courts have been established in Guangzhou, Xiamen, Shanghai and Wuhan, all of which are intermediate courts, and the scope of accepting cases is determined by the Supreme Court; (2) Patent dispute cases, including patent administrative cases and patent civil cases. Patent civil cases include disputes caused by patent infringement, patent transfer and patent license. Patent civil cases are under the jurisdiction of the intermediate courts where the provincial government is located and the intermediate courts in Qingdao, Dalian and various special economic zones; (3) Major cases involving Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Two. The Supreme People's Court's Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
1. A major foreign-related case as stipulated in Item (1) of Article 18 of the Civil Procedure Law refers to a foreign-related case with a large amount of disputed subject matter, or a complicated case, or a large number of parties living abroad.
2. Patent dispute cases shall be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court determined by the Supreme People's Court. Maritime and maritime cases shall be under the jurisdiction of the maritime court.
3. The higher people's courts of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, in accordance with Article 18 of the Civil Procedure Law and other relevant provisions, proceed from the local actual situation, and put forward opinions on the level jurisdiction of cases of first instance within their respective jurisdictions according to the complexity of the cases, the amount of litigation and their local influence, and report them to the Supreme People's Court for approval.