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Where is the jurisdiction court for trademark rights cases?
the court that has jurisdiction over trademark rights cases is the court in the place of infringement or the defendant's domicile. And the level jurisdiction of trademark rights cases is different from that of general civil disputes. Trademark cases shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts at or above the intermediate level or special intellectual property courts.

Legal basis

Article 2 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Patent dispute cases are under the jurisdiction of the Intellectual Property Court, the Intermediate People's Court and the Basic People's Court determined by the Supreme People's Court.

maritime and maritime cases are under the jurisdiction of the maritime court.

article 28 of the civil procedure law of the people's Republic of China

a lawsuit brought for infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court in the place where the infringement occurred or where the defendant has his domicile.

Article 265

If a lawsuit is brought against a defendant who has no domicile within the territory of the People's Republic of China due to a contract dispute or other property rights dispute, if the contract is signed or performed within the territory of the People's Republic of China, or the subject matter of the lawsuit is within the territory of the People's Republic of China, or the defendant has property that can be seized within the territory of the People's Republic of China, Or the defendant has a representative office within the territory of the People's Republic of China, which may be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the contract was signed, the place where the contract was performed, the place where the subject matter of litigation was located, the place where the property could be seized, the place where the infringement occurred or the place where the representative office was domiciled.