The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) recently released a Circular on Adjusting the Standard for Jurisdiction of Local Courts over the Trial of First Instance of IPR Civil Cases, effective from February 1.
According to the Circular, SPC has jurisdiction over the trial of IPR civil cases with the subject matter of action at a value of over 200 million yuan, and the trial of case where the place of domicile of one party is outside its territorial jurisdiction or involving parties from foreign country, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan with size of litigation over 100 million yuan.
The local court determined by SPC has the jurisdiction over the trial of the cases with size of litigation less than 5 million yuan, and the trial of case where the place of one party is inside the territorial jurisdiction of the higher or intermediate people’s court with value of at least 5 million yuan or not less than 10 million yuan. As of now, SPC has delegated the power to 92 local courts.
(by Wei Xiaomao)

最高法调整一审知识产权民事案件管辖标准
本报讯  日前，最高人民法院下发了《关于调整地方各级人民法院管辖第一审知识产权民事案件标准的通知》，规定自２月１日起生效。
该规定指出，高级人民法院管辖诉讼标的额在2亿元以上的第一审知识产权民事案件，以及诉讼标的额在1亿元以上且当事人一方住所地不在其辖区或者涉外、涉港澳台的第一审知识产权民事案件。
根据规定，经最高人民法院指定具有一般知识产权民事案件管辖权的基层人民法院，可以管辖诉讼标的额在500万元以下的第一审一般知识产权民事案件，以及诉讼标的额在500万元以上1000万元以下且当事人住所地均在其所属高级或中级人民法院辖区的第一审一般知识产权民事案件。截至目前，最高人民法院已经指定了92个基层人民法院具有一般知识产权民事案件管辖权。(魏小毛)