Courts' IP decisions win respect

Confidence around world grows as judges give all sides equal footing

China is building up its international image and the credibility of its judicial system through dealing with high-profile foreign-related intellectual property cases, a senior official from China's top court said.

"Chinese courts have been upholding equal protections while hearing foreign-related IP disputes no matter where litigants are from," Tao Kaiyuan, vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, told China Daily in an recent exclusive interview.