The Regulations on Hearing Divisions of IP Administrative Lawsuits Involving the Grant and Confirmation of Patents and Trademark
(Legally Issued〔2009〕 No. 39, adopted at the 1469th meeting of the Judicial Committee through discussion on June 22, 2009.)
In order to implement the Outline of National Intellectual Property Strategy, perfect the trial system for intellectual property and unify judicial standards, hereby we promulgate Regulations on the division of hearings of administrative lawsuits concerning intellectual property involving the grant and confirmation of patents, trademarks, and etc. as follows:
Rule 1. The following lawsuits of first and second instance should be heard by the Intellectual Property Tribunal under Beijing Intermediate People's Court, Beijing Higher People's Court and Supreme People's Court.
a. an appeal of a ruling by the Patent Reexamination Board of the Patent Administrative Department under the State Council regarding patent reexamination and invalidation;
b. an appeal of a ruling by the Patent Administrative Department under the State Council regarding the grant of a compulsory license for exploitation of patent or with regard to the royalty due on a compulsory license for exploitation of patent;
c. an appeal of a ruling by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of Administrative Department in charge of Industry and Commerce under the State Council with regard to trademark reexamination;
d. an appeal of a ruling by the Intellectual Property Administrative Department under the State Council with regard to the reexamination and revocation of layout designs of integrated circuits;
e. an appeal of a ruling by the Intellectual Property Administrative Department under the State Council with regard to the grant of an involuntary license of layout designs of integrated circuits and rulings on royalties due on account of such a grant;
f. an appeal of a ruling by the Reexamination Board in charge of new species' of plant of Administrative Department of Agriculture and Forest under the State Council with regard to the reexamination, invalidation, and name change of new species' of plants;
g. an appeal of a ruling by the Administrative Department in charge of Agriculture and Forests under the State Council with regard to a compulsory license for the exploitation of new species' of plant and rulings on royalties due on account of a compulsory license for exploitation of new species' of plant;
Rule 2. If the plaintiff or the defendant can not accept the effective judgment or ruling made by People's Court with regard to the lawsuits in Rule 1 and petitions a higher level of the People's Court for appellate review, such review should be heard by the Intellectual
Property Tribunal under the higher People's Court.
Rule 3. When filing the above-mentioned lawsuits in the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court, Beijing Higher People's Court or Beijing Intermediate People's Courts, they should be given a serial number containing "Zhi Xing (IP Administration)".
Rule 4. The Regulations come into effect on July 1, 2009, and at the same time the Comment on the Memo of the Division of Hearings of Administrative Lawsuits concerning Intellectual Property involving Patent and Trademark after the Patent Law and Trademark Law Were Revised（Law〔2002〕No. 117）put forward by the Supreme People's Court on May 21, 2002 is annulled.
最高人民法院关于专利、商标等授权确权类知识产权行政案件审理分工的规 定 （经2009年6月22日第1469次审判委员会讨论通过 法发〔2009〕39号）
为贯彻落实《国家知识 产权战略纲要》，完善知识产权审判体制，确保司法标准的统一，现就专利、商标等授权确权类知识产权行政案件的审理分工作如下规定：
第一条 下列一、二审案件由北京市有关中级人民法院、北京 市高级人民法院和最高人民法院知识产权审判庭审理： （一）不服国务院专利行政部门专利复审委员会作出的专利复审决定和无效决定的案 件； （二）不服国务院专利行政部门作出的实施专利强制许可决定和实施专利强制许可的使用费裁决的案件； （三）不 服国务院工商行政管理部门商标评审委员会作出的商标复审决定和裁定的案件； （四）不服国务院知识产权行政部门作出的集成电路布图设计 复审决定和撤销决定的案件； （五）不服国务院知识产权行政部门作出的使用集成电路布图设计非自愿许可决定的案件和使用集成电路布图设 计非自愿许可的报酬裁决的案件； （六）不服国务院农业、林业行政部门植物新品种复审委员会作出的植物新品种复审决定、无效决定和更名 决定的案件； （七）不服国务院农业、林业行政部门作出的实施植物新品种强制许可决定和实施植物新品种强制许可的使用费裁决的案件。
第二条 当事人对于人民法院就第一条所列案件作出的生效判 决或者裁定不服，向上级人民法院申请再审的案件，由上级人民法院知识产权审判庭负责再审审查和审理。
第三条 由最高人民法院、北京市高级人民法院和北京市有关中 级人民法院知识产权审判庭审理的上述案件，立案时统一使用“知行”字编号。
第四条 本规定自2009年7月1日起施行，最高人民法院于2002年5月21日作出的《关 于专利法、商标法修改后专利、商标相关案件分工问题的批复》（法〔2002〕117号）同时废止。
发布部门：最高人民法院 发布日 期：2009年06月22日 实施日期：2009年07月01日 (中央法规)