The UK has joined the WIPO Lex-Judgments database, opening access to UK courts’ most notable IP judgments to a global audience
Initially, the 100 most notable UK IP cases will be added, with provision for the database to be regularly updated.
By making information about judicial decisions more accessible across jurisdictions worldwide, the WIPO database aims strengthen and inform courts’ decision-making processes in IP cases. It also helps identify where national approaches to common IP questions converge or contrast, making it a powerful tool for research and policy development and a valuable resource for attorneys.
The UK’s membership comes at a time when demand for its judicial expertise continues to grow internationally, with the UK recently enjoying success deploying senior IP judges to China to share best practice and insights with counterparts.
It is hoped that the UK’s participation in the WIPO Lex-Judgments database will be a highly pragmatic tool to help spread UK practice and expertise with global partners, while also helping to manage demand on UK judges’ time for international engagements.
The initiative is supported by the Right Honourable Lord Justice Birss (Lord Justice of Appeal), and the Honourable Justice Meade (High Court Judge, Chancery Division).
The Intellectual Property Office’s interim CEO Adam Williams said:
Marco Aleman, WIPO Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector said.
You can access the WIPO Lex-Judgments database.
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