Guangzhou, April 4 (Reporter Fang Weibin) On April 18, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court organized a judicial protection exchange seminar and judicial open day activities of "focusing on the high-quality development of manufacturing industry and services".
At the meeting, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court released the 2022 White Paper on Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property. This is also the eighth consecutive year since the establishment of the court in 2014, the status of judicial protection of intellectual property rights and ten typical cases. Data show that last year, the court closed 8,10949 dispute cases involving the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
According to the white paper, in 2022, a total of 19503,2 first- and second-instance cases were prosecuted and appealed to the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, an increase of 89.13986% year-on-year. Among them, 12922,2021 new cases were received and 4,6 cases were concluded. Compared with 7, the biggest difference is that the case structure has changed significantly, the ratio of first- and second-instance cases has changed from about 3:<> to <>:<>, the number of technical cases has increased significantly, and the impact of technological innovation and creation on promoting high-quality development has become more and more significant.
It is reported that in 2022, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court will explore and promote the establishment of a Nansha dispatch court, establish the Guangdong Intellectual Property Dispute Mediation Center, and carry out judicial confirmation cooperation with the market supervision bureaus of seven prefectures and cities including Guangzhou and Dongguan for judicial confirmation of intellectual property administrative mediation. Equally protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese and foreign enterprises, and in 7, 2022 foreign-related intellectual property dispute cases were closed, 251.4 times more than at the beginning of the establishment of the hospital.
The reporter learned that last year, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court tried high-tech cases involving cutting-edge fields such as information and communication, biomedicine, high-end equipment manufacturing, new materials and new energy. At the same time, the criteria for judging disputes over the ownership of service inventions are clarified, and issues such as service inventions and the attribution of technological re-innovation achievements funded by employees are sorted out. It has also established a professional collegial panel for new plant varieties to continuously strengthen the trial of new plant variety cases and strengthen support and protection for agricultural production.
The Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court has also comprehensively strengthened the protection of copyrights in the fields of literature and art, and promoted cultural and artistic innovation and the prosperity and development of cultural industries. Properly handle dispute cases involving software development, video creation, animation games, and other such cases, and ensure the healthy development of online games, online live broadcasting, and other characteristic industries. (End)