Legal basis: Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Civil Cases of Drug Patent Disputes Applying for Registration.
Article 1 A case of first instance brought by a party in accordance with Article 76 of the Patent Law to confirm whether it falls within the scope of patent protection shall be under the jurisdiction of Beijing Intellectual Property Court.
Article 2 Related patents as mentioned in Article 76 of the Patent Law refer to patents that are subject to the specific bridging measures (hereinafter referred to as bridging measures) adopted by the relevant administrative departments of the State Council regarding the examination and approval of drug marketing license and the handling of patent disputes at the stage of drug marketing license application. The term "interested party" as mentioned in Article 76 of the Patent Law refers to the licensee of the patent mentioned in the preceding paragraph and the holder of the relevant drug marketing license.