On the morning of January 28, 2026, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to introduce the mediation work and typical cases of the Intellectual Property Tribunal. Over the past seven years, the court has concluded a total of 13,263 civil second-instance substantive cases, with 4,997 cases resolved through mediation or withdrawal after mediation, resulting in a mediation/withdrawal rate of 37.7%. This rate is significantly higher than the national average for civil second-instance cases and general intellectual property civil second-instance cases during the same period.

The Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court selected 6 typical cases from its recent mediation efforts for release:

1) Standard Essential Patent Disputes – A series of invention patent infringement cases involving a foreign company, a Chongqing-based tech company, and a Shenzhen-based tech company. The tribunal applied the “oriental wisdom” of combining mediation with adjudication to facilitate a global settlement package.

2) From Infringement to Licensing – A series of patent infringement disputes between a state-owned enterprise (Pan X) and six private enterprises, including Zhong X. Through circuit trials and on-site mediation, the tribunal guided the parties toward transforming infringement disputes into licensing cooperation.

3) Decade-Long Software Copyright Dispute – A computer software copyright infringement case involving a Fujian software development company, a Beijing office software company, and a Zhuhai office software company. By leveraging decided cases to promote mediation, the tribunal persistently worked toward a substantive resolution of the long-standing corporate conflict.

4) Orderly Competition in Low-Altitude Economy – Three cases concerning disputes over patent application rights ownership involving Shanghai Wo X Company, Dong X, and Shanghai Feng X Company. Mediation was used to guide orderly competition in the low-altitude economy sector.

5) Sino-Foreign Win-Win Cooperation – A computer software copyright infringement case involving N Company, a Grinding Machine Company, and a Precision Tool Technology Company. The tribunal upheld equal protection under the law and promoted mutually beneficial cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises involved.

6) One Case Resolved, Over Sixty Related Disputes Resolved – An invention patent infringement case between A Joint-Stock Company and a Beijing-based technology company. The settlement of this single case effectively resolved more than sixty underlying disputes.