About Intellectual Property IP Training IP Outreach IP for… IP and... IP in... Patent & Technology Information Trademark Information Industrial Design Information Geographical Indication Information Plant Variety Information (UPOV) IP Laws, Treaties & Judgements IP Resources IP Reports Patent Protection Trademark Protection Industrial Design Protection Geographical Indication Protection Plant Variety Protection (UPOV) IP Dispute Resolution IP Office Business Solutions Paying for IP Services Negotiation & Decision-Making Development Cooperation Innovation Support Public-Private Partnerships The Organization Working with WIPO Accountability Patents Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Copyright Trade Secrets WIPO Academy Workshops & Seminars World IP Day WIPO Magazine Raising Awareness Case Studies & Success Stories IP News WIPO Awards Business Universities Indigenous Peoples Judiciaries Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Economics Gender Equality Global Health Climate Change Competition Policy Sustainable Development Goals Enforcement Frontier Technologies Mobile Applications Sports Tourism PATENTSCOPE Patent Analytics International Patent Classification ARDI – Research for Innovation ASPI – Specialized Patent Information Global Brand Database Madrid Monitor Article 6ter Express Database Nice Classification Vienna Classification Global Design Database International Designs Bulletin Hague Express Database Locarno Classification Lisbon Express Database Global Brand Database for GIs PLUTO Plant Variety Database GENIE Database WIPO-Administered Treaties WIPO Lex - IP Laws, Treaties & Judgments WIPO Standards IP Statistics WIPO Pearl (Terminology) WIPO Publications Country IP Profiles WIPO Knowledge Center WIPO Technology Trends Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Report PCT – The International Patent System ePCT Budapest – The International Microorganism Deposit System Madrid – The International Trademark System eMadrid Article 6ter (armorial bearings, flags, state emblems) Hague – The International Design System eHague Lisbon – The International System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications eLisbon UPOV PRISMA Mediation Arbitration Expert Determination Domain Name Disputes Centralized Access to Search and Examination (CASE) Digital Access Service (DAS) WIPO Pay Current Account at WIPO WIPO Assemblies Standing Committees Calendar of Meetings WIPO Official Documents Development Agenda Technical Assistance IP Training Institutions COVID-19 Support National IP Strategies Policy & Legislative Advice Cooperation Hub Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC) Technology Transfer Inventor Assistance Program WIPO GREEN WIPO's Pat-INFORMED Accessible Books Consortium WIPO for Creators WIPO ALERT Member States Observers Director General Activities by Unit External Offices Job Vacancies Procurement Results & Budget Financial Reporting Oversight

WIPO Judicial Institute Collaborates with Supreme People’s Court of China for Successful International Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property

June 18, 2024

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Judicial Institute and the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China successfully organized the International Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property (IP) on May 29 and 30, 2024.  Held in Hangzhou, China, the event underscored the importance of transnational judicial dialogue in the evolving IP adjudication landscape.

judiciaries-2024-news0004-960-1
(Image: Supreme People’s Court of China)

The International Judicial Symposium benefitted from the contributions and expertise of an eminent group of speakers from China and around the world.  International speakers included judges and experts from Australia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the Unified Patent Court, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.  Speakers explored a program of highly relevant topics in IP adjudication, with particular focus on issues of data and IP, adjudicating trade secrets, and specialized IP courts.  

judiciaries-2024-news0004-960-2
(Image: Supreme People’s Court of China)

Senior members of the Chinese judiciary, including Tao Kaiyuan, Vice President of the SPC, addressed Symposium participants.  Participants also visited the innovative Hangzhou Internet Court – China’s first Internet Court – which hears Internet-related cases, including copyright and domain name disputes.

The organization of the International Judicial Symposium in Hangzhou reflected China’s innovation in modernizing its IP system, including its judicial administration of IP disputes.  From 2014, China has seen the establishment of IP Courts in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai.  The 2019 establishment of an IP Court within the SPC provides a national-level appeals mechanism for IP cases.  The Symposium program was privileged to feature judges from a number of these IP Courts, whose insights proved especially valuable as courts in many countries work to align their procedures with the specificities of IP disputes.   

The International Judicial Symposium forms part of WIPO’s work to support judiciaries in their vital role of ensuring that IP, innovation, and creative ecosystems are balanced and effective.  The Symposium also represents an exciting collaboration undertaken in fulfillment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between WIPO and the SPC in April 2023.  Both the MoU and the Symposium serve as a testament to the longstanding collaboration and friendship between the SPC and WIPO.

 

https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=judiciaries https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/ https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html https://www.wipo.int/en/web/privacy-policy/ https://www.wipo.int/en/web/accessibility/ https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/sitemap.html https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/ https://www.wipo.int/en/web/podcasts/ https://www.wipo.int/news/en/