Readers unanimously agree that implementing specialist intellectual property courts improves the enforcement of IP rights in the relevant jurisdiction.
Replying to WIPR’s most recent survey, 100% of respondents said they thought IP courts improved enforcement.
Last month, WIPR reported that Peru announced that specialist IP courts will come into force in August.
In June, Ukraine’s parliament approved measures establishing a high court dedicated to hearing IP issues.
The UK and China already have specialist courts, the former of which, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), was referenced by one respondent.
“In the UK, the quality of decision-making, efficiency and confidence in the IPEC court and Chancery division of the High Court is, in my view, very high,” they said.
For this week’s survey, we ask: “Last week WIPR reported that a law firm sued the US Olympic Committee because of its ‘bullying’ tactics surrounding the use of Olympic-themed hashtags. Do you think Olympic organisers are too overzealous in their approach to IP protection?”