On April 20, 2026, the Supreme People's Court officially released the white paper The Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights by Chinese Courts (2025) at a press conference, presenting the core judicial data on the national IP protection efforts in 2025:

Overall caseload: Courts nationwide accepted 552,600 new IP cases of various types and concluded 539,600 cases. Key indicators, including the rate of cases concluded within the statutory period and the mediation/withdrawal rate, continued to improve.

Technology-related cases: Concluded 64,000 first?instance civil technology IP cases, strengthening protection in key core technology areas such as integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, high?end instruments, and basic software.

Trademark protection: Concluded 115,300 first?instance civil trademark infringement cases and 8,033 first?instance criminal trademark cases, reinforcing whole?chain protection for well?known trademarks, time?honored brands, and geographical indications.

Copyright protection: Concluded 256,400 first?instance civil copyright cases, increasing protection of cultural creators’ rights and promoting the use of “AI Copyright Aided Review” tools.

Competition and data: Concluded 10,135 unfair competition cases and 908 data ownership dispute cases (marking a year-on-year increase of 25.6%), and 27 monopoly violations were adjudicated in accordance with the law.

Foreign-related trials: A total of 11,066 new foreign-related IP cases of first-instance were accepted, marking a year-on-year increase of 34.1%. The rights and interests of both domestic and overseas parties were equally protected. The Supreme People's Court submitted 74 typical IP cases to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), of which 66 were selected for inclusion in the WIPO database.

China's judicial protection of intellectual property rights has demonstrated remarkable strength and effectiveness. The scope of protection has steadily expanded, the intensity of enforcement has continuously increased, and foreign-related protection has become increasingly robust. These achievements not only build a solid legal barrier for innovators but also provide clear guidance for the intellectual property service industry.