Innovation in judicial service drives development

A symposium on how judicial service innovation drives development was held by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court on April 26, the 19th World Intellectual Property Day.

At the symposium, the person in charge of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court gave a briefing.

He pointed out that all work has progressed steadily and in an orderly way since the Intellectual Property Court was launched on Jan 1 this year.

The court has promoted trial investigation and research, deepened judicial reform, vigorously strengthened information construction, and used virtual reality technology, reality enhancement technology, and remote zoom video technology to solve problems such as exhibit display and remote inspection of large-scale exhibits. It has also established electronic submission of litigation materials and electronic delivery of judgment documents and carried out part of the litigation process online, all intended to create a smart court.

The participants at the conference spoke highly of the work of the court.

They believed that the court, in response to the innovation-driven development strategy, strictly protected intellectual property rights in accordance with the law, thus playing an important role in strengthening incentives and protecting innovation.

In addition, they shared their opinions and made suggestions to strengthen punishment for infringement of intellectual property rights, optimize the efficiency of litigation, promote the guidance of trials and typical cases, improve the level of informatization, increase international exchanges, and enhance the public awareness of law.

"The court will continue to promote the formation of a good atmosphere that encourages innovation where all people can participate in it and respect, protect and share it," the court official said. 

The court official added that the court will adhere to unified, timely and strict protection of innovative achievements, protect them equally according to law whether they are the property of Chinese or foreign parties, improve the predictability of intellectual property protection and promote justice. It will ensure that innovative achievements receive comprehensive and adequate relief according to law.

Some NPC deputies, special supervisors of the Supreme People's Court, representatives of the All-China Lawyers Association, the All-China Patent Agents Association, scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, staff members of the Intellectual Property Court and representatives of some enterprises participated in the symposium.