Judges and legal experts have called on the central government to provide specific measures to establish a special court to hear intellectual property rights cases as soon as possible.

With a rapidly increasing number of IPR disputes in recent years, especially those related to patents, a court to hear such lawsuits is needed, said Jiang Ying, senior judge of the IPR department at the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court.

"Such a court will make IPR trials more professional and enhance communication among judges," said Jiang, who has more than 20 years of experience.