According to data released by the Supreme People’s Court, since its establishment on January 1, 2019, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court has accepted 24,602 cases and concluded 23,069 cases, achieving remarkable results in incentivizing and safeguarding scientific and technological innovation, maintaining fair market competition, serving high-level opening up, and deepening the reform of the judicial system.
Among them, 6,745 cases involving strategic emerging industries were accepted, accounting for 32.4% in 2025, an increase from 17.6% in 2019; 6,543 administrative cases involving the grant and confirmation of patent rights were accepted, with an average annual growth of 31.8%; 5,354 invention patent infringement cases were accepted, with an average annual growth of 11.5%. Punitive damages were applied in 58 cases, with a total compensation of CNY 2.05 billion and an average of more than CNY 35 million per case; 73 cases with high compensation exceeding CNY 10 million had a total compensation of CNY 5.24 billion and an average of nearly CNY 72 million per case.
A total of 2,546 cases involving foreign parties were accepted, accounting for 10.3% of the total, with an average annual growth of 18.7%, and 2,046 of them were concluded. At the same time, the tribunal has actively explored the jurisdiction over global licensing disputes of standard-essential patents, anti-suit injunctions, anti-anti-suit injunctions, permanent injunctions, and the determination of royalty rates. Nearly 80 judicial rulings of the court have been included in the case databases of international organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Jan.28th, 2026, Xinhuanet.com)
Among them, 6,745 cases involving strategic emerging industries were accepted, accounting for 32.4% in 2025, an increase from 17.6% in 2019; 6,543 administrative cases involving the grant and confirmation of patent rights were accepted, with an average annual growth of 31.8%; 5,354 invention patent infringement cases were accepted, with an average annual growth of 11.5%. Punitive damages were applied in 58 cases, with a total compensation of CNY 2.05 billion and an average of more than CNY 35 million per case; 73 cases with high compensation exceeding CNY 10 million had a total compensation of CNY 5.24 billion and an average of nearly CNY 72 million per case.
A total of 2,546 cases involving foreign parties were accepted, accounting for 10.3% of the total, with an average annual growth of 18.7%, and 2,046 of them were concluded. At the same time, the tribunal has actively explored the jurisdiction over global licensing disputes of standard-essential patents, anti-suit injunctions, anti-anti-suit injunctions, permanent injunctions, and the determination of royalty rates. Nearly 80 judicial rulings of the court have been included in the case databases of international organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization. (Jan.28th, 2026, Xinhuanet.com)