Patent dispute cases cannot only be heard by the Intermediate People’s Court. According to the relevant laws and regulations of my country, patent dispute cases are under the jurisdiction of the Intellectual Property Court, the Intermediate People's Court determined by the Supreme People's Court, and the Basic People's Law.
Legal Basis
Article 2 of the "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Application"
Patent dispute cases shall be determined by the Intellectual Property Court and the Supreme People's Court. The courts and grassroots people's courts have jurisdiction.
Maritime and maritime commercial cases are under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Court.
Article 28 of the "Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"
A lawsuit filed due to an infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the infringement occurred or where the defendant is domiciled.
Article 265
If a lawsuit is filed against a defendant who has no domicile within the territory of the People's Republic of China due to a contract dispute or other property rights dispute, if The contract is signed or performed within the territory of the People's Republic of China, or the subject matter of the lawsuit is within the territory of the People's Republic of China, or the defendant has property available for seizure within the territory of the People's Republic of China, or If the defendant has a representative office within the territory of the People's Republic of China, it may be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the contract is signed, the contract is performed, the subject matter of the lawsuit is located, the property available for seizure is located, the infringement is committed, or the representative office is domiciled.