Wuhan courts had tried 3,161 IP cases in the past five years, up 332% on a five-year basis. The 1st Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) of Wuhan passed the working report of Wuhan Intermediate People's Court. NPC members affirmed its "Three Trial in One" model to conclude IP civil, administrative and criminal cases.
Since 2007, Wuhan Intermediate People's Court improved the "Three Trial in One" model; joined hands with Wuhan Municipal Intellectual Property Office to realize the first-ever combination of judicial remedies and administrative remedies in China, said President of the Court Wang Chen.
Wang said Wuhan courts identified "福汉" (pinyin: fuhan), "猫人" (pinyin: maoren) and "黄鹤楼" (pinyin: huanghelou) as Chinese well-known trademarks, safeguarded the commercial reputation of Dongfeng Automobile, Gree Electrical Appliances and "周黑鸭" (pinyin: zhouheiya). The courts had tried 559 cases involved with trademark infringement and trade secret theft, which facilitated the development of indigenous brands and brand economy.
In 2009 and 2011, two cases tried by Wuhan courts were listed in the "Top 50 Cases in China IPR Judicial Protection".
In the future five years, Wuhan courts will attach great attention to the trial of IP cases related with culture, enhance the protection of cultural IP and advance the booming of Wuhan culture, said Wang Chen. [Chinese version is available on legaldaily.com.cn]
(Source: IPR in China)
