SPC And CNIPA Established Online Litigation And Mediation Coordination Mechanism

The SPC and the China National Intellectual Property Administration announced establishing a settlement mechanism for IP disputes, and carrying out online 'litigation and mediation' coordination of IP disputes.

The platform allows parties of a dispute to submit the dispute mediation application to the court; the court will appoint and entrust the mediation case to the relevant mediation organization or mediator based on the mediation platform; the mediation organization and mediator log in to the mediation platform to accept appointment, entrust, and carry out mediation work. After mediation is completed, enter the mediation results into the mediation platform and inform the relevant courts. The parties can also directly submit a mediation application to the appropriate mediation organization through the mediation platform.