On 1 October, a new small claims track will be introduced at the Patents County Court to deal with low-value and uncomplicated intellectual property claims.
Holders of copyright, trade mark and design rights will be able to pursue claims worth up to £5,000 at an informal hearing and without the need for legal representation. This implements one of the recommendations of Professor Ian Hargreaves.
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An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
