With effect from November 1, 2023, the IP Tribunal of China’s Supreme People’s Court will no longer hear appeals involving utility model patents, technical trade secrets and computer software unless the appeal is against a first-instance judgement of a high court. The IP Tribunal will retain its jurisdiction on
(1) second-instance civil and administrative appeals involving ownership and infringement disputes on invention patents, new plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs; as well as
(2) administrative appeals involving disputes derived from the prosecution and invalidation of patents of all kinds, new plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs.