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Feb 08, 2011
Carl Rohsler, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, UK

The Patents County Court: Change for the better?


Carl Rohsler, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, UKThe Patents County Court has changed. On 1 October 2010, a simplified and shortened trial process was introduced and a cap imposed on the costs recoverable by the winning party from the losing party. A couple of weeks previously, it was announced that Colin Birss QC, a respected and experienced barrister, had been appointed as the new Patents County Court judge. Currently, some IP owners (particular SMEs) are deterred from litigating to protect their IP rights because of the length and complexity of the trial process and the high costs usually involved.  read more