In which court is the patent infringement lawsuit filed?

Legal Analysis: According to Article 2 of the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on Applicable Laws in the Trial of Patent Disputes: "Patent disputes 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."

Article 5 stipulates: "A lawsuit brought for patent infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the infringement occurred or where the defendant has his domicile. Infringement includes: the place of manufacture, use, promised sale, sale or import of the product accused of infringing the patent right of invention or utility model; The place where the patented method is used, and the place where the products directly obtained according to the patented method are used, promised to be sold, sold and imported; The place where the patented product of design is manufactured, sold and imported; Places where counterfeiting other people's patents is carried out. The place where the infringement result of the above infringement occurred. "

According to this provision, those who choose to bring a suit in a people's court shall bring a suit in an intermediate people's court where the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the infringement is committed or where the defendant is domiciled. If the intermediate people's court in the place where the infringement is committed or where the defendant is domiciled designates the people's court with jurisdiction over patent cases of first instance, it shall bring a lawsuit to the intermediate people's court in that place.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Patent Law.

Article 60 The patent administration department in the State Council shall promptly notify the patentee of the decision to grant a compulsory license for exploitation, and register and announce it. The decision to grant compulsory license shall stipulate the scope and time of implementation according to the reasons for compulsory license. When the reasons for compulsory license are eliminated and no longer exist, the administrative department for patent in the State Council shall, at the request of the patentee, make a decision to terminate the compulsory license after examination.

Article 63 If the patentee refuses to accept the decision of the patent administrative department of the State Council on compulsory license, and if the patentee and the unit or individual that obtained the compulsory license refuse to accept the decision of the patent administrative department of the State Council on compulsory license fee, they may bring a lawsuit to the people's court within three months from the date of receiving the notice.

Article 65 Where a patent is exploited without the permission of the patentee, that is, the patent right is infringed and a dispute arises, the parties concerned shall settle it through consultation; Unwilling to negotiate or failing to do so, the patentee or interested party may bring a suit in a people's court or request the administrative department for patent affairs to handle it. When the administrative department for patent affairs finds that the infringement is established, it may order the infringer to stop the infringement immediately. If a party refuses to accept the decision, he may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice of handling. If the infringer fails to prosecute and stop the infringement upon expiration of the time limit, the administrative department for patent affairs may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. At the request of the parties concerned, the administrative department for patent affairs may mediate the amount of compensation for patent infringement; If mediation fails, the parties may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).