CHINESE SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT IP TRIBUNAL CELEBRATES TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Since its inauguration on January 1, 2019, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Chinese Supreme People’s Court has accepted a total of 5104 cases and concluded 4124 cases. Among them, 2905 civil cases of second instance were accepted and 2,277 were concluded; 908 cases of administrative second instance were accepted and 614 were concluded. The IP Tribunal has a database of more than 360 technology experts and investigators in 30 technology fields. The IP Tribunal has 39 judges and 44 judge assistants. All the judges have graduate degrees including 42% Ph.D, 37% science and technology background and 21% overseas study experience.