The numbers of cases of various types accepted and concluded by Beijing Intellectual Property Court have totaled 9,196 and 5,739, respectively, until November 17, 2016, surpassing those of the entire 2015, i.e. 9,191 and 5,432.

Of the accepted 9,196 cases, 7,151 cases are of first instance, 2,043 cases are of second instance, and 2 cases are appeal ones.

Of the accepted cases of first instance, 1,581 cases concern patent disputes, 5,028 cases concern trade mark disputes, 385 cases concern copyright disputes, 15 cases concern technical contracts, 101 cases concern unfair competition, and 36 cases concern other disputes.

Of the accepted cases of second instance, 7 cases concern patent disputes, 109 cases concern trademark disputes, 1,698 cases concern copyright disputes, 36 cases concern technical contracts, 69 cases concern unfair competition, and 124 cases concern other disputes.

One of the two accepted appeal cases is about a copyright dispute and the other is about a technical contract.

Of the concluded 5,739 cases, 4,197 cases are of first instance, 1,538 cases are of second instance, and 4 cases are appeal ones.

Of the concluded cases of first instance, 717 cases concern patent disputes, 3,290 cases concern trade mark disputes, 153 cases concern copyright disputes, 6 cases concern technical contracts, 16 cases concern unfair competition, and 14 cases concern other disputes.

Of the concluded cases of second instance, 2 cases concern patent disputes, 82 cases concern trade mark disputes, 1,285 cases concern copyright disputes, 33 cases concern technical contracts, 50 cases concern unfair completion, and 86 cases concern other disputes.

Of the concluded appeal cases, one is about a copyright dispute, one is about a contract dispute over neighboring right transfer, and the other two cases are about trade mark disputes.

Date: 2016.11.23
Source: Intellectual Property in Beijing