Trademark infringement disputes are intellectual property disputes and should be heard by an intellectual property court or a court established by the Supreme Court.
1. According to the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Issues Concerning the Jurisdiction and Scope of Legal Application in the Trial of Trademark Cases", first-instance cases of trademark civil disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts above the intermediate level. Each higher people's court may, based on the actual conditions of its jurisdiction and with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, determine 1-2 basic people's courts in larger cities to accept first-instance trademark civil dispute cases.
2. Cases of infringement of trademark exclusive rights: Litigation initiated due to infringement in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the infringement occurred or the defendant's domicile.
3. Trademark contract dispute cases: According to the provisions of the "Civil Procedure Law", lawsuits filed due to contract disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the defendant is domiciled or the place where the contract is performed.
4. Cases involving trademark ownership disputes: shall be under the jurisdiction of the intermediate people's court where the defendant is domiciled or the basic people's court which has jurisdiction over trademark cases where the defendant is domiciled.
5. Pre-litigation cessation of infringement and preservation cases: According to the Supreme People's Court's "Interpretation on Legal Issues Concerning the Pre-litigation Cessation of Infringement of the Exclusive Rights of Registered Trademarks and the Preservation of Evidence," the pre-litigation order to cease infringement is Applications for registered trademark exclusive rights or preservation of evidence shall be filed with the people's court that has jurisdiction over trademark cases at the place where the infringement occurred or where the respondent is domiciled.
Legal basis:
Article 2 of the "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Legal Issues Concerning Cessation of Infringement of the Exclusive Rights of Registered Trademarks before Litigation and Preservation of Evidence" Applications for acts of exclusive rights or preservation of evidence shall be filed with the people's court that has jurisdiction over trademark cases at the place where the infringement occurred or where the respondent is domiciled.
Article 23 of the "Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China" The following civil actions shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the plaintiff has his domicile; if the plaintiff's domicile is inconsistent with the place of habitual residence of the plaintiff, the jurisdiction of the people's court where the plaintiff has his habitual residence shall be: The local people's court has jurisdiction over:
(1) Litigation related to identity and relationship filed against persons who do not reside within the territory of the People's Republic of China;
(2) Litigation over persons whose whereabouts are unknown Or lawsuits related to identity and relationship filed by persons declared missing;
(3) Litigation filed against persons who have been subjected to compulsory education measures;
(4) Litigation against imprisoned persons lawsuit filed by the person.