Beijing IPR Court Handles More Cases In 2018

A Beijing court dedicated to intellectual property right (IPR) cases has said it handled about 18,000 cases in 2018, up 19 percent year on year.

Last year, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court also closed about 15,000 IPR-related cases, up 18 percent year on year.

The court was set up in 2014 as China's first IPR court. Many foreign companies and multinationals have chosen to file lawsuits in the court to safeguard their intellectual property rights.

In one case, British household appliances manufacturer Dyson filed a lawsuit against a Beijing company for patent infringement. In December last year, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled that the Beijing company must immediately stop the infringement and offer compensation to the British firm.