Article 1 The Intellectual Property Court shall have jurisdiction over the following first-instance cases within the municipal district where it is located:

(1) Patents, new plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs, technical secrets, Computer software civil and administrative cases;

(2) Administrative cases filed against administrative actions involving copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition, etc. made by departments of the State Council or local people's governments at or above the county level;

(3) Civil cases involving the recognition of well-known trademarks. Article 2 The Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court shall exercise cross-regional jurisdiction over the cases specified in Items (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Regulations in Guangdong Province. Article 3 The Intermediate People’s Courts of Beijing and Shanghai and the Intermediate People’s Court of Guangzhou will no longer accept civil and administrative cases involving intellectual property rights.

Other intermediate people's courts in Guangdong Province will no longer accept cases specified in Items (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Regulations.

The grassroots people's courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong Province will no longer accept cases specified in Items (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Regulations. Article 4: If the subject matter of the case contains both the contents stipulated in Items (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Provisions as well as other contents, the jurisdiction shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of these Provisions. Article 5 The following first-instance administrative cases shall be under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court:

(1) Dissatisfaction with the authorization of intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, new plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs, etc. made by departments under the State Council (2) Dissatisfaction with the compulsory licensing decisions of patents, new plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs, and compulsory licensing royalties or remunerations made by departments under the State Council;< /p>

(3) Dissatisfaction with other administrative actions made by departments of the State Council involving the authorization and confirmation of intellectual property rights. Article 6: Appeals filed by parties against first-instance civil and administrative judgments and rulings on intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademark, technology contract, unfair competition, etc. made by the grassroots people's court of the city where the intellectual property court is located shall be heard by the intellectual property court. Article 7: Appeals filed by parties against first-instance judgments and rulings made by the intellectual property court and cases in which they apply for reconsideration by the higher court in accordance with the law shall be heard by the intellectual property tribunal of the Higher People's Court where the intellectual property court is located. Article 8 The basic people's courts in the provinces (municipalities directly under the Central Government) where the intellectual property courts are located shall handle the cases specified in Items (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Regulations that have been accepted before the establishment of the Intellectual Property Court but have not yet been concluded. The People's Court continues the trial.

Except the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, other Intermediate People’s Courts in Guangdong Province have accepted but have not yet concluded the cases (1) and (3) of Article 1 of these Regulations before the establishment of the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court. Cases prescribed by the Intermediate People's Court shall continue to be heard by the Intermediate People's Court.