To Boldly Reform IP Dispute Resolution: Experience in the IP Enterprise Court

摘要

Between 2010 and 2013 a series of reforms took place in the Patents County Court in London which led to the foundation of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. The reforms were an attempt to improve access to justice in intellectual property cases, particularly for disputes involving small and medium-sized enterprises. Justice Birss was appointed as a judge in 2010 to take charge of the Court and implement the reforms. In the seventh Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property, Justice Birss shares his experiences of the Court - addressing the nature of the reforms and how they worked in practice.