The stipulation about the courts with jurisdiction over intellectual property infringement cases is that the grass-roots people's courts in larger cities can try trademark civil disputes of first instance. In other cities, the courts of first instance for trademark infringement disputes are people's courts at or above the intermediate level, and so are copyright civil disputes. With the approval of the local higher people's courts, several grass-roots courts can preside over the first instance.
so what is the level jurisdiction court for intellectual property cases?
1. Cases of first instance of general patent disputes. It shall be under the jurisdiction of the intermediate people's courts where the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are located and the intermediate people's courts designated by the Supreme People's Court.
2. Cases of first instance of trademark civil disputes
(1) Cases of first instance of general trademark civil disputes. Under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level, the higher people's courts may, according to the actual situation in their respective jurisdictions and with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, determine that 1-2 grass-roots people's courts shall accept trademark civil disputes of first instance.
(2) A case that refuses to accept the reexamination decision or ruling made by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Council Administration for Industry and Commerce shall be under the jurisdiction of Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court.
3. Copyright civil dispute cases. Under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level, the higher people's courts may, according to the actual situation in their respective jurisdictions, determine that a number of grass-roots people's courts have jurisdiction over copyright civil disputes of first instance.
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Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Copyright Civil Disputes Article 2 Copyright civil disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level, and the higher people's courts may, according to the actual situation in their respective jurisdictions, determine a number of grass-roots people's courts to have jurisdiction over copyright civil disputes of first instance.
Article 19 of the Civil Procedure Law The Intermediate People's Court has jurisdiction over the following civil cases of first instance:
(1) Major foreign-related cases;
(2) cases that have a significant impact in this area;
(3) Cases determined by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court.