IP Judicial Structures & Procedures
Approaches to judicial frameworks and procedural rules for IP disputes
Discover how countries around the globe administer IP disputes. Explore the types of courts and tribunals involved, their organization, members, and the procedural rules.
This resource is designed for judges, court officials, policymakers, IP offices, practitioners, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand how different jurisdictions structure and operate their IP adjudication systems.
Get started
Choose a country to begin exploring. You can then refine your results using advanced filters on specific topics.
How it works
1. Select the countries or filter by topics
Using the “Get started” box, choose a jurisdiction to focus your search or refine your results by using advanced filters. As you apply filters, the list of available countries updates automatically.
2. Explore results
Review concise, clearly structured summaries for each jurisdiction, organized identically across countries to facilitate easy and intuitive analysis and understanding.
3. Adjust your filters
Switch countries or select additional topics at any time to continue exploring other aspects of IP judicial structures and procedures.
2. Select topics
Refine your results using advanced filters, such as quasi-judicial administrative bodies, types of courts, or procedural features. As you apply filters, the list of available countries updates automatically.
What you can do
Map the fora for IP disputes across courts and quasi-judicial bodies within selected countries.
Build cross-jurisdiction views by selecting multiple countries and analyzing approaches side-by-side.
Review and analyze judicial structures, including standalone IP courts, IP divisions or specialized judges, and commercial or civil courts with IP jurisdiction.
Review and analyze rules on technical expertise, such as the use of technically qualified judges and court-appointed experts or advisors.
Review and analyze IP-specific procedural rules, including fast-track procedures, case management tools, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, bifurcation of infringement and validity claims, and rules on evidence.
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