At the news conference held on the morning of April 13, the
Higher People's Court briefed on the handling of IP cases by
Beijing courts in 2015, and released Top 10 Exemplary Cases and Top
10 Innovation Related Cases. In 2015, Beijing courts newly accepted
13, 939 IP civil cases of first instance, marking a year-on-year
growth of 24.1%; and concluded 11, 858 cases, marking a
year-on-year growth of 8.49%. The newly accepted cases include 506
patent cases, 1, 210 trademark cases, 10, 935 copyright cases, 263
technical contract cases, 540 unfair competition cases, and other
485 cases. Beijing's Higher and Intermediate courts accepted 1,
332 cases of second instance and civil cases involving IP rights,
and concluded 1, 274 of them. The First Intermediate Court and the
IP court newly accepted 7, 948 administrative cases (1, 443 patent
cases, 6, 505 trademark cases) involving IP rights grant and
registration, marking a year-on-year decrease of 18.38%. The two
courts concluded
