SPC Issues report on Intellectual Property Protection by
Chinese Courts in 2023
Date: 22 April 2024
On 22 April, the Supreme People's court (SPC) of China
issued a report: the Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese
Courts in 2023. The report reveals that in 2023, Chinese courts
received a total of 544,126 new intellectual property cases and
concluded 544,112, representing an increase of 3.41% and 0.13%
respectively compared to 2022. Specifically, Chinese courts
received 462,176 new civil first-instance intellectual property
cases and concluded 460,306, showing an increase of 5.4% and 0.55%
respectively compared to 2022. Among these, there were 44,711 new
patent cases, a year-on-year increase of 14.73%; 131,429 trademark
cases, a year-on-year increase of 16.85%; 251,687 copyright cases,
a year-on-year decrease of 1.57%; 6,492 technology contract cases,
a year-on-year increase of 53.19%; 10,230 competition-related
cases, a year-on-year increase of 8.97%; and
