A Practical Introduction to Enforcing IP Rights & IP Litigation

Introduction

IP rights can be of critical importance commercially and more and more businesses are prepared to enforce them.

This new virtual classroom seminar will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how IP rights are enforced in the Patents Court, the Chancery Division, and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the three courts where almost all IP cases are litigated.

The session is aimed at those with a basic knowledge of IP rights but with only limited experience of enforcement and will cover the procedures, tactics, and important dos and don’ts of IP litigation.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Introduction to the IP rights available
• Enforcing IP rights - the letter before action and undertakings
• Threats
• Effect of a letter before action on timings for the defence
• Responding to a letter before action: the options and the risks
• Documenting a settlement
• Jurisdiction of the different courts
• Litigation in the Chancery Division - key features and points to watch out for including disclosure, the new regime for witness statements, the shorter trial scheme
• Litigation in the Patents Court - key features and points to watch out for
• Litigation in the IPEC - key features and points to watch out for including the rules on statements of case, costs recovery, trial duration, disclosure, and the importance of the case management conference
• Procedural issues and tactical considerations involved when enforcing or defending IP infringement claims relating to:
• Patents
• Trade marks
• Designs
• Copyrights
• Rights in confidential information

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.