Patents - Shenzhen Carku Technology Co Ltd v The Noco Company
Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Recorder Campbell QC) Shenzhen Carku Technology Co Ltd v The Noco Company [2020] EWHC 2104 (Pat) (24 July 2020) Last year, Prof Frederick Mostert and I were commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") to report on IP enforcement measures especially anti-piracy measures in the digital environment. We presented our Study to the Advisory Committee on Enforcement on 3 Sept 2020 and you can see our presentation as well as the rest of the day's proceedings on the recordings of the morning and afternoon sessions. One of our findings is that rights holders are moving away from the courts to the application of voluntary measures by intermediaries. There are many reasons for that. The cost of litigation is continuing to rise, particularly in common law countries. Wrongdoers can keep a low profile when dealing over the internet making it difficult to identify and serve them. It is ...