(Source: http://english.court.gov.cn)
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) launched an intellectual
property court in Beijing on Jan 1 for better protection of
intellectual property in China.
The Intellectual Property Court marks a new step to effectively
safeguard IP rights and to advance innovation-driven development
and plays an important role in creating a legalized,
internationalized and facilitated business climate. The new court
will streamline the appeal process by allowing litigants to bypass
top provincial courts, said the Supreme People's Court.
Zhou Qiang, chief justice and president of the SPC, said the
court will strengthen intellectual property protection and offer
judicial assistance and guarantees for building China into a
powerful country in this area. He pointed out that the
establishment of the court is intended to accept and enforce
IP-related cases that involve professional knowledge in China and
judicial staff with related professional
