On April 22, 2021, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to introduce China’s general situation of judicial protection of intellectual property rights in 2020, and issued the Judicial Protection Plan of Intellectual Property Rights in People's Courts (2021-2025), as well as the top 10 intellectual property cases and 50 typical intellectual property cases in Chinese courts in 2020.

(Source: 知产财经 Official Account)

The top 10 intellectual property cases include the administrative dispute over the request for invalidation of the invention patent right of "Xiao i Robot", the "Prohibition Order" case for the essential patent of wireless communication standard, the "Red Bull" trademark ownership dispute, the "Lithium Battery Protection Chip" integrated circuit layout design infringement case, the "Prohibition Order" case of OPPO, etc.

In recent years, with the increasing participation of Chinese enterprises into international cooperation, domestic litigation began to interweave with foreign litigation. The concluded "Red Bull" trademark ownership dispute case equally protected the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese and foreign trademark owners, and clearly conveyed a strong signal of strengthening judicial protection of intellectual property rights. In the case of standard essential patent license dispute between OPPO and Sharp Co., Ltd., preservation ruling with the nature of "injunction" according to law, and the application of daily fine measures demonstrates the clear attitude of Chinese judicial organs, which provides a strong judicial guarantee for enterprises to participate in international market competition, and has important significance in promoting China's shift of role from "follower of international intellectual property rules" to "guider of international intellectual property rules".