The Supreme People's Court (SPC) released a provision on several issues concerning the Intellectual Property Court on Dec 28.

The provision will be effective on Jan 1, 2019.

The new provision, intending to offer a detailed explanation of another document about judicial proceedings of intellectual property (IP), was first passed at the 1,756th session of the SPC's judicial committee on Dec 3.

The document explains different functions of the intellectual property tribunal of the SPC and the Intellectual Property Court and the court's jurisdiction.

According to the SPC, the intellectual property rights court will mainly accept IP-related cases that involve professional knowledge in China. The court will allow people easier judicial assistance and efficiently resolve IP-related cases.

A party must submit materials including retrial application forms to the SPC if they disagree with the judgment or mediation results of the intellectual property rights court.