Intellectual Property and Commercial Court Organization Act Article 6

The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court cases shall be tried by a collegial panel of three judges. However, the following cases shall be tried by a single judge:1. First instance civil action about intellectual property; 2. First instance criminal case under Articles 13-1, Article 13-2, Paragraph 3 of Article 13-3 and Article 13-4 of the Trade Secrets Act applicable for summary trials, summary proceedings or plea bargain proceedings;3. Cases that involve facts of the same offense as those under the preceding paragraph or are related to such offense as defined in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, being prosecuted or jointly prosecuted under summary trials, summary proceedings or plea bargain proceedings; 4. Supplementary civil action applicable for summary proceedings described in the two preceding paragraphs.In a collegial panel, the Division Chief Judge shall serve as the Presiding Judge; if there is no Division Chief Judge or if the Division Chief Judge is not available, the most senior judge, or the eldest if the judges are of the same seniority, shall act as the Presiding Judge.In a single-judge trial, the sitting judge performs the duties of the Presiding Judge.