The Supreme People's Court's provisions on hierarchical jurisdiction are as follows: The basic people's courts shall have jurisdiction over civil cases of first instance, unless otherwise stipulated by law. The Intermediate People's Court has jurisdiction over major foreign-related cases, cases with great influence within its jurisdiction and cases determined by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court (mainly maritime cases and maritime cases, other patent dispute cases except patent administrative cases). The Higher People's Court shall have jurisdiction over civil cases with great influence within its jurisdiction. The Supreme People's Court has jurisdiction over cases that have great influence in the whole country and cases that should be tried by this court.