News: Patents County Court – small claims track

The Government has published its response to a call for evidence which sought comments and any relevant evidence on: the details of how the general small claims track should work in relation to resolving IP disputes; which types of IP dispute could be resolved through it and the renaming of the Patents County Court. The BCC is very pleased that the Government intends to implement most of the proposals made in its response and are moving forward with plans to set up a Small Claims Track. The Government response can be found here.