Court, Internet society pact

Haidian District Court and the Internet Society of China recently signed an agreement on mediation commission and formally started the cooperation between the two sides.

In the future, the cases concerning network IPR will be mediated by the Internet Society of China first, and the intermediation letters have legal effect.

In order to reduce the litigation costs for Internet companies and save legal resources, the court joined forces with the Internet Society of China, and set up the Mediation Centers in September this year. So far, 45 Internet companies have submitted the letters of intent for mediation to the center.

The general time limit for mediation is 15 days. If they fail to reach an agreement, the legal proceedings will continue. If the two sides reach a mediated settlement, the parties can apply for civil mediation letter issued by the court.

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