1, patent dispute case
Cases of first instance shall be under the jurisdiction of the intermediate people's courts where the people's governments of 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.
Patent administrative cases with the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office as the defendant shall be under the jurisdiction of Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court.
2. Trademark dispute cases
Cases of first instance shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level. With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, the Higher People's Court can determine 1-2 to accept the first instance trademark civil dispute cases of the grassroots people's courts in larger cities.
Cases that are not satisfied with 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 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.
4. Cases of infringement of trade secrets
Under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court, the Higher People's Court may, according to the actual situation in its jurisdiction and with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, determine a number of grass-roots people's courts to accept civil cases of unfair competition of first instance, and the grass-roots people's courts approved to accept civil cases of intellectual property rights may continue to accept them.