In 2025, Shanghai courts accepted a total of 46,558 IP cases and concluded 47,240 cases, with a mediation and withdrawal rate of 67.56% for civil IP cases. Among them, 44,713 IP cases of first-instance were accepted and 45,270 were concluded. This includes 44,007 first-instance civil cases, of which 44,552 were concluded; 698 first-instance criminal cases, of which 713 were concluded; and 16 first-instance administrative cases, of which 7 were concluded.

Among the civil cases of first instance accepted, there were 22,960 copyright disputes, 13,454 trademark disputes, 4,560 patent disputes, 751 cases of unfair competition and monopoly disputes, 28 technology contract disputes, 1,163 franchise contract disputes, and 1,091 other IP disputes.

In 2025, 5,440 technology?related Infringement cases in key areas such as technical secrets, software, and patents were concluded, along with 4,129 cases in the digital economy field. Approximately 12,000 trademark infringement cases involving brands like "IKEA" and "Honor" were also settled, along with 710 foreign-related IP cases.

The compensation efforts have been further intensified. In 2025, the total amount of compensation awarded by courts across Shanghai reached RMB 2.03 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. Punitive compensation was applied in 46 cases, with a total compensation amount of RMB 170 million, representing year-on-year increases of 84% and 50% respectively.