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26 February 2018Copyright

IPEC cases record high driven by increased IP awareness

The number of cases being brought at the UK’s specialist IP court has hit a record high, driven in part by an increased awareness among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the need to protect their IP.

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