By MLex Staff ( August 5, 2025, 10:43 GMT | Comment) -- China’s highest court has further clarified the legal weight of patent-evaluation reports in infringement disputes, issuing a binding judicial interpretation that bars courts from dismissing a patentee’s claim solely because a report finds a utility model or industrial design unpatentable. The top court said that such reports, issued by the country’s intellectual property authority, may serve as evidence but cannot independently justify rejecting a patent assertion without a substantive review of the case’s specific facts.China’s highest court has further clarified the legal weight of patent-evaluation reports in infringement disputes, issuing a binding judicial interpretation that bars courts from dismissing a patentee’s claim solely because a report finds a utility model or industrial design unpatentable. The top court said that such reports, issued by the country’s intellectual property authority, may serve as evidence but cannot independently justify rejecting a patent assertion without a substantive review of the case’s specific facts....
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