A pilot project to inform obligees of their litigation rights and obligations in criminal cases concerning the infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) has been launched in six provincial-level regions in December.
The one-year project, initiated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), will be implemented in procuratorates in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.
In the process of handling criminal cases of infringement of IPR, the public prosecutor should inform the obligee of the 12 litigation rights he or she enjoys during the examination and prosecution stages, including the right to sue and the special rights of underage obligees, according to a guideline issued by the SPP.
The public prosecutor should also inform the obligee of his or her litigation obligations, such as the obligation to testify, reads the guideline.
The guideline requires that obligees be informed in writing, orally or by public announcement within 10 days after the case is accepted.
