13 May 2009

Judge backs calls for cheaper patent litigation

Emma Barraclough, London

IP owners wanting to sue in the UK might see the costs of doing so slashed, if proposals contained in an interim report into civil litigation costs are implemented

In January the Master of the Rolls, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales, appointed Lord Justice Jackson to consider what changes are needed to the rules governing civil litigation costs to promote access to justice.

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