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Statistics of IP cases of first instance in Chinese courts
Fig.1: Number of first instance IP cases accepted by Chinese local courts
Fig.2: Number of first instance civil IP cases accepted by Chinese local courts
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Criminal cases
3355
3643
3992
5707
13104
9331
Administrative cases
1074
2072
2590
2433
2928
2886
Civil cases
24406
30626
42931
59882
87419
88583
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
number of cases
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Copyright
15302
24719
35185
53848
51351
Trademark
6909
8460
12991
19815
23272
Patent
4422
5785
7819
9680
9195
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
2013：Accept 100000 first instance IP cases
2013：Accept 88583 first instance civil IP cases
number of cases
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Fig.3: Number of first instance IP cases concluded by Chinese local courts
Fig.4: Number of first instance IP cases involving foreign parties concluded by Chinese courts
The number of concluded first instance IP cases involving foreign parties shows an increasing trend. Especially, the administrative cases occupy a large proportion of the total number of the concluded first instance IP cases.
From Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, it can been seen that the number of first instance administrative cases involving foreign parties is 1143 last year, accounting for 39.4% of the total number of first instance administrative cases in 2013.
Data Source: http://www.court.gov.cn/<Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese Courts in China 2008-2013>
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Criminal cases
3326
3660
3942
5504
12794
9212
Administrative cases
1032
1971
2391
2470
2899
2901
Civil cases
23518
30509
41718
58201
83850
88286
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
number of cases
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2010
2011
2012
2013
Civil cases
1369
1321
1429
1697
Administrative cases
815
986
1127
1143
number of cases
2013：Conclude 100000 first instance IP cases
The number of concluded first instance IP cases involving foreign parties shows：Administrative cases occupy a large proportion
