
When should a case be transferred to the IPEC?
The question of whether a trade mark infringement case should be transferred from or to the IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) remains a key question. This case concerned a transfer from the High Court (Shorter Trials Scheme) to the IPEC (Lappet Manufacturing Company Ltd & Anor v Rassam & Ors). The case concerns the alleged infringement of three trade marks for yashmaghs (head shawls). The claimants, Lappet and another company, brought the action in the High Court‘s new Shorter Trial