Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

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The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court is a specialist UK court that handles intellectual property disputes, particularly those involving smaller businesses and lower-value claims, using streamlined procedures and cost controls.

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instanceOf intellectual property court
specialist court
aimsAt lower-value intellectual property claims
smaller businesses
allows accounts of profits
damages
declarations of non-infringement
injunctions
appealsTo Court of Appeal of England and Wales NERFINISHED
city London NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
encourages early settlement
proportionate litigation
governedBy Civil Procedure Rules NERFINISHED
Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Guide
handles copyright disputes
design right disputes
intellectual property disputes
passing off claims
patent disputes
trade mark disputes
hasAbbreviation IPEC NERFINISHED
hasFeature active case management
cost controls
specialist intellectual property judges
streamlined procedures
hasMonetaryValueLimit £25,000 damages cap in small claims track
£50,000 costs cap in multi-track
£500,000 for most claims
hasTrack multi-track
small claims track
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
locatedIn Rolls Building, London NERFINISHED
partOf Business and Property Courts of England and Wales NERFINISHED
High Court of Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED
previousName Patents County Court NERFINISHED
purpose to provide accessible forum for IP disputes for SMEs
reformedIn 2010
smallClaimsTrackLimit £10,000
subjectTo EU intellectual property law (where applicable)
UK intellectual property law
trialLengthLimit usually 2 days or less
typeOfProceedings civil
uses limits on trial length
strict case management timetables

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Chancery Division of the High Court hasSubDivision Intellectual Property Enterprise Court