The provision of the jurisdiction court for intellectual property infringement cases is that the grass-roots people's courts in larger cities can hear trademark civil disputes of first instance. In other cities, the courts of first instance for trademark infringement disputes are people's courts at or above the intermediate level, and so are civil disputes over copyright. With the approval of the local higher people's court, several grass-roots courts may preside over the first instance.
So how is the level jurisdiction court of intellectual property cases stipulated?
1, general patent dispute case of first instance. It shall be under the jurisdiction of the intermediate people's court where the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are located and the intermediate people's court designated by the Supreme People's Court.
2. Cases of first instance of trademark civil disputes
(1) General trademark civil dispute case of first instance. Under the jurisdiction of the people's court at or above the intermediate level, the higher people's court may, with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, determine that the basic people's court shall accept the trademark civil dispute of first instance.
(2) A case that refuses to accept the reexamination decision or ruling made by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Council Administration for Industry and Commerce shall be under the jurisdiction of Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court.
3. Copyright civil dispute cases. Under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level, the higher people's courts may, according to the actual situation in their respective jurisdictions, determine a number of grass-roots people's courts to have jurisdiction over copyright civil disputes of first instance.
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Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Copyright Civil Disputes Article 2 Copyright civil disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level, and the higher people's courts may, according to the actual situation in their respective jurisdictions, determine a number of grass-roots people's courts to have jurisdiction over copyright civil disputes of first instance.
Civil Procedure Law Article 19 The Intermediate People's Court shall have jurisdiction over the following civil cases of first instance:
(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.