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29 March 2010 (5.30pm for 6pm)
The cost of justice: IP litigation following the Jackson Report: views from the judiciary, industry and the professions

Speakers: Mr Justice Arnold, Richard Vary (Nokia), Trevor Cook (Bird & Bird)

This event should inform IP practitioners of the impact the Jackson Report anticipated by the judiciary, industry and the profession. We anticipate that there will be an opportunity to ask questions after the talk.

Losing one's family to influenza has thankfully become rarer than it was in 1892, but in other respects many still think Lord Esher's views in Ungar v Sugg (1892) 9 RPC 113 broadly reflect the reality. The reforms suggested in the Jackson Report, at least for larger cases, are incremental rather than revolutionary: notably, a call for even more robust case management. Smaller cases, through changes in the Patents County Court, face deeper procedural change. Our speakers will provide insight for IP litigators into the impact of the Jackson Report from three distinct perspectives, and whether the changes will rescue patentees from the mischief lamented by Lord Esher.

Venue: Baker & McKenzie LLP, 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA


Cost: £20 (non-members), free (members)
Drinks will take place afterwards.
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