The jurisdiction of some IP cases in Jiangsu adjusted

On 12 August 2021, The High People’s Court of Jiangsu Province issued the “Notice On Jurisdiction of Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court, Jiangsu, And Other Courts Over Design Patent Cases and Non-technical Intellectual Property Cases Exceeding RMB 3 Million” (“Notice of Jiangsu High People’s Court”), adjusting the jurisdiction of relevant cases.

According to the Notice of Jiangsu High People’s Court, the intermediate people’s courts of Wuxi City, Xuzhou City, Changzhou City, Nantong City, Lianyungang City, Huai’an City, Yancheng City, Yangzhou City, Zhenjiang City, Taizhou City and Suqian City have jurisdiction over the civil cases of intellectual property rights of the first instance concerning trademark rights, copyrights, unfair competition and disputes over technology contracts with the subject matter of litigation exceeding RMB 3 million. The intermediate people’s courts of Wuxi City, Xuzhou City, Changzhou City, Nantong City, Lianyungang City, Huai’an City, Yancheng City, Yangzhou City, Zhenjiang City and Taizhou City shall have jurisdiction over the civil cases of intellectual property rights of the first instance of design patent disputes within their jurisdiction. Nanjing Intellectual Property Tribunal and Suzhou intellectual property Tribunal will no longer hear the above cases. The above jurisdictional adjustments shall be implemented from 1 September 2021.

Source:
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8UMtevm3IMDUT08V6BkqVw (Chinese)