Technicians Appointed to Advise on IP Cases
A total of 115 technicians were appointed as investigators by Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Wednesday to help solve technical cases.
With the fast development of technology, the court has seenIP technic rapidly growing al disputes over the past few years.
"Hearing technical cases has become a major part of our job," said Zhou Liting, deputy head of the court's technical investigation department.
She revealed that since the court was established in November 2014, it has solved 23,000 technical cases, of which about 20,000 have been concluded.
The cases covered many sectors involving high-tech, such as communications, medicine, biology, chemistry, materials and computers, she said, adding "Finding a better solution to the cases very much relates to the development of the involved enterprises and industries".
Considering the complexity of technology, a judicial interpretation by the Supreme People's Court, China's top court, issued at the end of 2014 allowed courts to find technical investigators to help with cases, clarifying that the appointment period ranges from one to three years.