New National IP appeals court in China
Recently China set up an Intellectual Property Tribunal within the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) to serve as a national IP appellate court.[1] The appeals court opened for business at January 1st, 2019 , two months after plans to launch it were revealed. I t will oversee disputes on patents , plant varieties and computer software , among other areas, but not trademark or trade secrets . The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is reviewing a draft proposal that paves the way for the Supreme People’s Court to hear appeals also in Shanghai and...