Guidance

IP crime and enforcement for businesses

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

Documents

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

Updates to this page

Published 27 September 2017
Last updated 13 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. The members list within The UK IP Crime Group updated.

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

  3. The UK IP Crime Group updated

  4. The UK IP Crime Group added.

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

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

  7. First published.

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