 | A. The court system 4. What is the composition of the trial panel (one or more judges / are they specialists)? |
| |
 | The number of judges may be one or three. The judges in the IP Court are specialised at hearing IP cases. |
| |
| A. The court system 5. Where is/are the appeal courts? |
| |
| In civil actions, the IP Court hears the first and second instances and the Supreme Court is the highest appeal court; while in administrative actions, the IP Court hears the first instance and the Supreme Administrative Court is the highest appeal court. |
| |
| A. The court system 6. What is the composition of the appeal panel (one or more judges / are they specialists)? |
| |
| In second instance, there are three judges residing in the appeal panel of the IP Court according to Article 6 of the IP Court Organization Act; while in the final appeal, there are five judges residing in the appeal panel of Supreme Court as well as Supreme Administrative Court. Judges in both the Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court are not specialized at hearing IP cases. |
| |