• Osteoarthritis treatment IP case solved in court

    2024-12-06

    The SPC solved a long-term intellectual property case between two technological companies on Wednesday, coinciding with Constitution Day, demonstrating the country's judicial determination and effort to promote scientific and technological innovation.

  • Ningbo Maritime Court hailed for efficient resolution of maritime dispute

    2024-05-16

    Ningbo Maritime Court, a specialized court for hearing first-instance maritime disputes in East China's Zhejiang province, has successfully handled a case of international maritime dispute, which involved the collision of two foreign vessels in the Strait of the Malacca.

  • Nation advances in protection of tech-related IP

    2024-02-22

    More foreign enterprises have chosen Chinese courts to settle their patent and technology-related disputes, due to the equal protection offered to them in the handling of such cases, said an official with the Supreme People's Court (SPC).

  • 'Luxury ban' prompts repayment a decade after ruling was made

    2022-07-26

    After being refused permission to buy tickets for flights, a travel agency executive agreed to repay a debt of 200,000 yuan ($29,600) to an ex-girlfriend this month, about 10 years after he had been ordered to do so by a Beijing court.

  • Dutch collector ordered to return Buddha statue

    2022-07-20

    A Dutch collector who says he bought the Zhang Gong Patriarch — an ancient Buddha statue containing the mummified remains of a famous monk — has been ordered to return the stolen relic to its original owners, two villages in Fujian province.

  • Man sentenced to death for murder of ex-girlfriend

    2022-07-08

    A court in Yunnan province has sentenced a man to death for deceiving and instructing two people to murder his former girlfriend, it was announced on Thursday.