Supreme People's Court, Evidence in Civil Proceedings Several Provisions

最高人民法院关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定

March 31, 2002 | BY

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Evidential rules in PRC civil litigation, with special stipulations for invention patent infringement cases.

Clp Reference: 1420/01.12.21 Promulgated: 2001-12-21 Effective: 2002-04-01

Promulgated: December 21 2001
Effective: April 1 2002

Main contents: Part One of the Provisions deals with the presentation of evidence by the parties concerned. Article 4 stipulates that in invention patent infringement cases arising from the production method of a new product, the work unit or the individual producing the same product is responsible for presenting the evidence to support that the production method it uses is different from the patented method. The Provisions also cover the investigation and collection of evidence by people's courts, time limit for presentation of evidence and exchange of evidence, questions regarding the evidence, and verification and recognition of evidence
Related legislation: PRC Civil Procedure Law (2nd Revision)

clp reference:1420/01.12.21promulgated:2001-12-21effective:2002-04-01

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