IP Enforcement Consultations: IP Europe Recommendations for SMEs

IP Europe calls for updated enforcement rules with a comprehensive SME chapter that reduces their enforcement cost and court fees, provides for full reimbursement of costs by the defeated party; and limits to the guarantees required for SMEs seeking injunctions to protect their investments.

European companies face high legal costs to determine the existence of a patent infringement. Reducing enforcement cost and court fees, particularly for SMEs, is key to ensure that innovators may effectively protect their investments.