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What is the process of trademark infringement litigation?
Trademark infringement trial process:

1. Prosecution: Submit a complaint to a court with jurisdiction. The people's courts at or above the intermediate level have jurisdiction over trademark civil dispute cases of first instance. The Higher People's Court may, according to the actual situation in its jurisdiction and with the approval of the Supreme People's Court, designate 1-2 grass-roots people's courts in larger cities to accept trademark civil dispute cases of first instance. A civil lawsuit brought for infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark and infringement of the special protection right of a well-known trademark shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court of the place where the infringing act is committed, the place where the infringing goods are stored, the place where they are detained or the place where the defendant has his domicile.

2. Filing a case: If the court considers that it meets the conditions for filing a case, it shall notify the parties to pay the legal fees within 7 days, and file a case after paying the fees.

3. After the court accepts the complaint, it will send a copy of the complaint to the other party within 5 days, and the other party will reply within 15 days.

4. Exchange evidence.

5. Hold a trial.

6. If the collegial panel makes a collegial ruling and refuses to accept the ruling, it shall appeal to the people's court at a higher level within 10 days from the date of service; Those who refuse to accept the judgment shall appeal to the people's court at a higher level within 15 days from the date of service.

II. How to Preserve Evidence of Trademark Infringement According to Article 58 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in order to stop the infringement, the trademark registrant or interested party may apply to the people's court for evidence preservation before prosecution if the evidence may be lost or difficult to obtain later.

Procedures for applying for pre-litigation evidence preservation:

(1) jurisdiction: submit to the people's court with jurisdiction over trademark infringement cases.

(2) Application: When applying to the people's court, the trademark registrant or interested party shall submit a written application and pay the fee. If the applicant's application for pre-litigation evidence preservation may involve the property loss of the respondent, the people's court may order the applicant to provide corresponding guarantees.

(3) Ruling and notice: After accepting the application, the people's court shall make a written ruling within 48 hours if it meets the requirements after examination.

(4) Execution of the ruling: If the ruling is made to take protective measures, it shall be executed immediately.

(5) Termination of ruling: If the trademark registrant or interested party fails to bring a lawsuit within 15 days after the people's court takes the preservation measures, the people's court will terminate the preservation measures. If a lawsuit is brought to the court because of a trademark infringement dispute, it is best for the parties to know some knowledge about the prosecution in advance, including the content of the trademark infringement prosecution process, so as to obtain a favorable judgment and avoid being in a hurry and at a loss during the litigation process.