The Supreme People’s Court released its white paper on intellectual property protection by Chinese courts in 2015. The principal findings and accompanying statistics are set out below.
First, patent cases increased substantially. There were 11,607 first-instance civil patent cases, up 20.3% year on year, and 1,721 first-instance administrative patent cases, up 219.29%.
Second, concluded administrative intellectual property cases involving foreign parties increased significantly. Courts concluded 4,348 first-instance administrative cases involving foreign parties, up 124.60%, while 1,327 first-instance civil cases involving foreign parties were concluded, down 22.67%.
Third, courts emphasised mediation both before and during litigation. The rates of settlement through mediation or withdrawal were 63.12% for first-instance civil intellectual property cases and 28.26% for second-instance cases.
Source: http://www.china.com.cn/legal/2016-04/21/content_38294352.htm
