Guidance

IP crime and enforcement for businesses

Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
27 September 2017
Last updated
13 February 2025 — See all updates

Documents

IP crime and enforcement for businesses

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The UK IP Crime Group

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Record of damages awarded in IPEC SCT cases 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019

PDF, 498 KB, 3 pages

Details

This guidance covers:

  • overview about IP crime and infringement across IP rights
  • what to do if you are accused of infringing someone’s IP rights
  • options available to address IP infringement: affordable access to justice including IPEC and private prosecutions
  • risks for businesses
  • how to report IP crime
  • information on UK IP Crime Group
  • record of damages awarded in IPEC small claims track
  • step by step guide to addressing IP infringement

Updates to this page

Published 27 September 2017
Last updated 13 February 2025 + show all updates

  1. Amazon UK has been added to the IP Crime Group HTML. Get legal advice and Criminal action sections have been updated on the IP crime and enforcement for businesses HTML.

  2. Section 3 "How to enforce your intellectual property" has been updated with new information.

  3. The members list within The UK IP Crime Group updated.

  4. Changes made to sections The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and The Copyright Tribunal added.

  5. The UK IP Crime Group updated

  6. The UK IP Crime Group added.

  7. Record of damages awarded in IPEC small claims track updated.

  8. Record of damages awarded in IPEC small claims track added.

  9. First published.

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