Olympic Village Court to hear Olympic IPR cases

The Olympic Games Village People's Court, the only law facility bearing the Olympic title in the country, opened in the namesake location on July 16.  The court will take Olympic cases prior to and during the Games.

The Beijing High People's Court, the highest local court in the city has presented the jurisdiction of the nine Eastern districts and counties in hearing foreign related civil disputes prior to and during the Games in the hands of the Chaoyang District Court.  The Chaoyang Court then delegates the power to the Olympic Village Court.

(by Liu Shan)

北京奥运村法庭将审理涉奥知识产权案

本报讯  7月16日，全国唯一以“奥运”冠名的人民法庭――北京市朝阳区人民法院奥运村人民法庭新址正式落成。在奥运会前和奥运会期间，该法庭将会审理涉及奥运知识产权的案件。

据悉，北京市高级人民法院已经将东城、崇文、朝阳、丰台、通州、密云、怀柔、顺义、平谷等北京市东部9个区县奥运会召开前和奥运会举办期间的涉外民事诉讼指定给了朝阳法院统一审理，朝阳法院将案件指定给了奥运村法庭管辖。（刘 珊）