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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has broadly welcomed the conclusions of the review into the UK’s intellectual property laws that he initiated a year ago. The Gowers Review sets out 54
recommendations designed to make enforcement of intellectual property rights easier, to better balance the interests of owners and users of right-protected works, and to make the process of applying for and protecting rights easier for businesses.
Are there criminal sanctions in respect of infringement of IP rights in your jurisdiction? If so, for what categories of IP and for what offences?
Trademark or Copyright- When wrong decisions are made at the outset, litigation can only fail the rights owner
Robin Fry of Beachcroft suggests that there are alternative answers to reoccurring problems
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