Recently, the Technical Inquiry Office of Beijing IP Court was established. From now on, technical inquisitors will participate in the trials of intellectual property cases. The technical inquisitor system will serve as an important part of technical fact finding mechanism.
Since its establishment, Beijing IP Court accepted a large number of technical cases which involve patent, new plant variety, layout design of integrated circuits, technical secrets and computer science. The trials of these cases are of significant effect to the development of enterprises and industries. The Technical Inquiry Office will help to solve the technical issues and guarantee the quality and efficiency of the trial of IP cases.
It is noted that first 37 technical inquisitors and 27 technical experts appointed are mainly from state agencies, industry associations, colleges, research institutions, and enterprises, covering the fields of optoelectronics, communication, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, materials, mechanics and computer science.