The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court: Practice and Procedure

This user-friendly book is the first, singlevolume guide to practice and procedure in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.

Recent reforms have proven the IPEC's worth as a key forum for resolving lower value intellectual property disputes, and this handy reference book will be an invaluable guide on how to navigate the court system.

• Originally announced as: Streamlined Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution: Practice and Procedures
• Draws together the disparate range of sources of IPEC procedure and relevant law into one convenient text
• Gives clear, practical guidance on the court's special rules and procedures
• Examines relevant IPEC cases to provide practical guidance and illustrate how the court tackles procedural questions against the backdrop of the caps on recoverable costs
• Covers topics such as jurisdiction, pre-action considerations, pleadings, case management, transfer, hearings and costs
• Features practitioner tools such as example forms, pleadings and procedural checklists