深圳经济特区地处珠江三角洲经济圈的核心地带,国际、国内贸易发达,与贸易有关的知识产权纠纷案件不断增加。深圳中院民三庭作为专司知识产权民事审判的业务庭,通过依法对知识产权民事案件的审判,为深圳经济特区的经济发展、社会稳定以及知识产权的保护做出了举足轻重的贡献。深圳中院民三庭总结审判经验的一个重要心得就是充分发挥调解制度的作用。2005年,深圳中院民三庭审结案件690宗,其中调解结案403宗,调解结案率为58.41%。这一年深圳中院民三庭的调解结案数及调解结案率排名均为广东省法院系统第一名。2006年,审结案件580宗,其中调解结案339宗,调解结案率为58.45%。一、知识产权民事案件调解率逐年提高的原因1.院、庭领导高度重视是调解率逐年提高的重要原因之一。调解能及时化解社会矛盾冲突,既减 Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is located in the heart of the Pearl River Delta economic circle. There are increasing number of international and domestic trade disputes and trade-related intellectual property disputes. As a professional court specializing in civil trial of intellectual property, Shenzhen Triad Chamber of Commerce made a significant contribution to the economic development, social stability and protection of intellectual property rights of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone through the trial of civil cases concerning intellectual property according to law. One of the important lessons learned by Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in summing up the trial experience is to give full play to the mediation system. In 2005, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court heard 690 cases, of which 403 cases were settled through mediation and 58.41% were settled through mediation. In this year, the number of mediation cases and mediation rates of Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Courts ranked first in Guangdong’s court system. In 2006, 580 cases were concluded, of which 339 were settled through mediation and 58.45% were settled through mediation. I. Causes of Yearly Mediation Rate of Civil Cases in IPR Reasons 1. The leadership of courts and courts attaches great importance to one of the important reasons for the mediation rate increasing year by year. Mediation can promptly resolve conflicts in social conflicts, reducing both