The number of intellectual property cases being heard by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has jumped from 43 in 2013 to 69 in 2014. According to Jeremy Drew, partner at law firm RPC: “E-commerce businesses and apps are evolving at such a pace that UK and other national laws just cannot keep up.” Ironically, Jeremy notes, the ECJ can take so long to decide a case that the commercial landscape has changed completely by the time the ruling comes out.
25 June 2015
Fast pace of IP cases in ECJ
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