China's first national-level Intellectual Property (IP) Court held its first public hearing in Beijing on Wednesday, March 27. The case was about a French company suing a Chinese one, for infringement of a motor vehicle windscreen wiper IP design. Shanghai's IP Court first ruled in favor of the plaintiff in January. The defendant then appealed to the new national-level court, where judges rejected the appeal and announced their verdict in favor of the plaintiff as well. Ma Yide, deputy director of China Intellectual Property Law Association said: "Today's trial was highly professional and declared the judgment immediately. It is a declaration to the world that China determines to protect IP rights in a new round of opening up."
Source: CGTN