Recently, Jiangsu People’s Court, Jiangsu Provincial People’s Procuratorate and Public Security Bureau jointly issued Opinions on Three-to-one trial for Criminal cases relating to IPR (hereinafter referred to as opinions). Jiangsu People’s Court also issued working advice in order to implement the opinions, and the work is to be started from July 1, 2009.
The "three-to-one trial" of IPR means that civil, administrative and criminal cases will be heard by IP division in the court. The opinions provided for court on trial and others courts capable for hearing IP related cases. Further, the opinions also provide for jurisdiction, scope, examining bodies, and training of personnel.
