CCTV9英语新闻：广州知识产权法院首次开庭 庭审增加“案件承诺提示”环节

 Patents, trademarks¹ and designs. Standard copyright lawsuits² now being heard in a specialist Intellectual Property court.

 

The Guangzhou IP court opened on Wednesday. Sessions are being held in multiple hearing rooms, due to the large volume of cases.

 

"There are 13 judges working at our court. We've received 539 cases in the month leading up to the opening. So each judge is working on more than 40 lawsuits.," Wu Zhen, deputy director of Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, said.

 

The establishment of the new dedicated³ court means other courts in Guangdong are no longer allowed to accept copyright cases.

 

It's one of only three such courts in China. Beijing's IP court mainly hears administrative⁴ cases. Shanghai and Guangdong mainly deal with civil lawsuits.

 

The aim of the courts is to simplify administration and innovate⁵ judicial⁶ procedures, part of China's overall drive towards judicial reform.

 

"There are still many challenges ahead. On the one hand, we will recruit more experienced judges and prepare everything we need as soon as possible. On the other hand, we need to regulate every step, from filing a case to the final verdict. We aim to build a standard procedure and improve our effectiveness.," Wu said.

 

A report by the Supreme⁷ People's Court says Chinese courts hear over a hundred thousand intellectual property cases annually⁸.

 

On patent cases alone, Guangdong usually sees some 3 thousand and five hundred applicants⁹ every year.

 

These numbers are expected to rise in the years to come.

 

Guangdong Province is one of the regions in China with the most intellectual property dispute cases. Experts say the establishment of this special court will help boost the region’s high-tech¹⁰ industry by handling the growing disputes and improving its investment environment.

1 trademarks   

n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记

参考例句：

• Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

3 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

4 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

5 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

6 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

7 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

8 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

9 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

10 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。