The Interpretation makes specific provisions on the scope of application of punitive damages in intellectual property civil cases, the determination of intentional and serious circumstances, and the determination of calculation base and multiple. The Interpretation aims to guide courts at all levels to accurately apply punitive damages and punish serious violations of intellectual property rights by clarifying the judgment standards. The release of the Interpretation is an important measure to implement the punitive damages system, which shows the determination of the people's courts to comprehensively strengthen the judicial protection of intellectual property rights and is of great significance to further optimize the legal environment for scientific and technological innovation. The Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on the Application of Punitive Damages in the Trial of Civil Cases of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Article 1 If the plaintiff claims that the defendant intentionally infringes the intellectual property rights he enjoys according to law and the circumstances are serious, and requests that the defendant be ordered to bear punitive damages, the people's court shall examine and handle it according to law.
Intention as mentioned in this interpretation includes malice as stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 63 of the Trademark Law and the third paragraph of Article 17 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law.