Since it is admissible for experts to witness testimony in intellectual property cases based on their scientific, technical, or otherwise specialized knowledge, a series of typical cases have been concluded by the Intellectual Property Division of Jiang'an District People's Court of Wuhan City in Hubei Province. One of them has been selected to the list of "Wuhan Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases".
Reportedly, Hubei Higher People's Court appointed Jiang'an District People's Court to accept all cases of first instance once controlled by city-level courts as well as Jiang'an district court. The appointment took effective on May 1, 2008.
As Presiding Judge Wu introduced, China's intellectual property rights are a borrowed legal system starting in the late 1970s. To make an objective judgment, Judges not only need to master laws, but also should be familiar with related industries.
In June 2009, an iron and steel company of Tianjin was sued for allegedly infringing the trade secrets of WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited. Under the assistance of experts, the case came to a fair end and was rated by Wuhan political and legal system as one of "Wuhan Top 10 Cases Serving Economic Development".
(Source:IPR in China)
