Now easier to defend your intellectual property rights
On 1 September this year, the courts hearing IP, market and competition cases will be reformed. Two new courts; the Patent and Market Court and the Patent and Market Court of Appeal will be come into being whilst the Court of Patent Appeals and the Market Court are to be disbanded. Alongside the new courts, new procedural rules will be introduced to simplify and shorten the time it takes for courts to handle cases. This will entail, in part, a shift in the way intellectual property rights are defended. Below is a short summary.
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