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The Administrative Track<br />
Highly efficient and economic<br />
– More akin to mediation than adjudication<br />
– No complicated legal procedure such as discovery<br />
or cross-examination<br />
Highly qualified<br />
– SIPO is a newly established agency with a large<br />
number of employees better trained than many<br />
judges<br />
Decisions reviewable by courts<br />
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The Administrative Track<br />
The administrative agencies can not award<br />
damages<br />
The administrative agencies may lack<br />
effective means to enforce the decisions they<br />
render<br />
– In comparison, disputes over trademarks are<br />
heard by the State Administration for Industry and<br />
Commerce (SAIC) and its local branches, which<br />
have broad power over business activities of local<br />
companies<br />
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