According to the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2022), in 2022, there were 526165 new cases of intellectual property rights received by courts nationwide, including trails of first instance, second instance, and application for retrial, marking a year-on-year decrease of 18.17%. 543379 cases (including old inventory) were closed, marking a year-on-year decrease of 9.67%.

Local people's courts at all levels have received 438480 new IPR civil cases of first instance and concluded 457805, marking a decrease of 20.31% and 11.25% respectively compared to those in 2021.

Local people's courts at all levels have received 20634 new IPR administrative cases of first instance and concluded 17630, marking an increase of 0.35% and a decrease of 8.85% respectively compared to those in 2021.

Local people's courts at all levels have received 5336 new criminal cases of first instance involving intellectual property infringements and concluded 5456 cases, marking a decrease of 14.98% and 9.76% respectively compared to those in 2021.

The IPR cases accepted by the people's courts exhibit the following four features.
1. Cases involving technologies continue to rise, and the demand for intellectual property protection in central and western regions is strong. The role of high-quality development of intellectual property judicial services is further highlighted.

2. The Internet trial mechanism is constantly updating, the smart courts is further developing, and the judicial mechanism for facilitating and benefiting the people is continuously improving.

3. The substantive resolution of disputes continues to strengthen, the protection of the rights and interests of rights holders is more comprehensive, and the people's sense of judicial access to intellectual property rights is increasing.

4. The trials entities are showing orderly trend of moving downward in organizational hierarchy, and the division of jurisdiction between intermediate and higher courts has become more perfect. The quality and efficiency of intellectual property case trials have steadily improved.