Shenzhen is looking to set up the first intellectual property court on the Chinese mainland to deal with the rapidly increasing number of cases concerning IP rights violations. The plans need final approval from the Supreme People’s Court (SPC). “Courts in Shenzhen handle one-third of all IP-related cases in Guangdong province, and roughly one-tenth of the nation’s total,” Guo Xiaoming, President of the Shenzhen Patent Association said.