IPR trials on the rise

China's number of IPR trials has continued to increase over the past eight years, with the proportion settled and not appealed rising to 79.9 percent. Settlements through mediation increased from 47.45 percent to 55.48 percent during the period, according to data presented last month to a conference on IPR trials. Cao Jianming, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, said that civil cases relating to intellectual property heard by courts throughout the country totaled to 77,463 in 2007, up from 74,200 in 2001, while second-trial civil cases increased to 16,439 from 15,988. Courts at all levels increased mediation in IPR cases, solving disputes, promoting harmony and improving the efficiency in handling IPR cases, Cao said.

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