Legal basis: Article 70 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The patent administrative department of the State Council may, at the request of the patentee or interested party, handle patent infringement disputes that have great influence in the whole country.
The administrative department for patent affairs of the local people's government shall, at the request of the patentee or interested party, handle patent infringement disputes, and may merge cases of infringement of the same patent right within its administrative area; Cases of cross-regional infringement of the same patent right may be requested to be handled by the patent administration department of the local people's government at a higher level.