The Intermediate People's Court designated by the Supreme People's Court has jurisdiction over disputes over the infringement of new plant varieties. Which courts have been designated by the Supreme C

The Intermediate People's Court designated by the Supreme People's Court has jurisdiction over disputes over the infringement of new plant varieties. Which courts have been designated by the Supreme Court? thank you The jurisdiction of infringement dispute cases of new plant varieties can refer to the jurisdiction of patent dispute cases, which is also applicable to designated jurisdiction. Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Supreme People's Court's Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Civil Procedure Law limits the jurisdiction of some patent dispute cases to the intermediate people's courts and higher people's courts of some provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and specifically stipulates that the intermediate people's courts where the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and special economic zones are located and the intermediate people's courts designated by the Supreme People's Court are the courts of first instance for patent dispute cases.

With regard to the designation here, the Supreme People's Court mentioned in the Notice on Several Issues Concerning Patent Trial that the higher people's courts of all provinces and autonomous regions may, according to actual needs and with the consent of the Supreme People's Court, designate the intermediate people's courts of open cities in their own provinces and autonomous regions or large cities with patent administration organs as the courts of first instance to hear the above 5-7 cases in their respective jurisdictions. According to practice, the Supreme People's Court generally considers the following factors when deciding whether an intermediate people's court can be the first instance court of patent cases: (1) the number of local patent disputes; (2) Whether there is a patent management authority; (3) Whether it has been approved by the local higher people's court, etc.

After searching, it can be found that the Supreme People's Court has appointed a number of intermediate people's courts to have jurisdiction over the infringement disputes of new plant varieties, such as Mianyang Intermediate People's Court in Sichuan Province, Wuwei Intermediate People's Court in Gansu Province, Zhangye Intermediate People's Court in Gansu Province and Jiuquan Intermediate People's Court in Gansu Province.

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