Provisions on jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes

Legal analysis: (1) A patent infringement dispute case shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the infringement occurred or the defendant's domicile.

(2) Disputes over copyright infringement and trademark infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the infringement was committed, the place where the infringing copy was stored, the place where it was seized or detained, or the place where the defendant lived.

(3) Cases of infringement disputes involving computer network copyright shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the infringement occurred or where the defendant was domiciled.

Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Issues Concerning Jurisdiction and Scope of Application of Law Article 2 The first-instance case 1 listed in Article 1 of this Interpretation was determined by the Beijing Higher People's Court under the authorization of the Supreme People's Court.

The relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Law shall apply to the cases of first instance listed in Item 2 of Article 1 of this Interpretation.

The people's courts at or above the intermediate level have jurisdiction over trademark civil dispute cases of first instance.

The Higher People's Court may, according to the actual situation in its jurisdiction and with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, designate 1-2 grass-roots people's courts in larger cities to accept trademark civil dispute cases of first instance.