Patent dispute cases of first instance shall be under the jurisdiction of the intermediate people's courts where the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are located and the intermediate people's courts designated by the Supreme People's Court.
Regional jurisdiction of patent infringement disputes
A lawsuit brought for patent infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the infringement occurred or the defendant's domicile. (Article 5, paragraph 1, of Several Provisions on Applicable Legal Issues in the Trial of Patent Dispute Cases)
The plaintiff only brought a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the infringing product, but not against the seller. Where the place of manufacture of the infringing product is different from the place of sale, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place of manufacture; (Article 6 of Several Provisions on Applicable Legal Issues in the Trial of Patent Dispute Cases)
Where producers and sellers are sued as co-defendants, the people's court at the place of sale has jurisdiction. (Article 6 of Several Provisions on Applicable Legal Issues in the Trial of Patent Dispute Cases)
If the seller is a branch of the manufacturer and the plaintiff sues the manufacturer of infringing products for manufacturing and selling at the place of sale, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place of sale. (Article 6 of Several Provisions on Applicable Legal Issues in the Trial of Patent Dispute Cases)