In Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2024] EWHC 1809 (Ch), [63], Mellor J. observed 

“IP rights, being monopolies of various sorts, are … justified in that their net benefit is in the public interest, with a view to fostering creativity and innovation.  By corollary, where IP rights are abused to stifle creativity and innovation, the legal system ought to have the means to respond effectively.” 

The statement raises three questions which are to be the subject of this conference: 
(i)    when are IP rights to be regarded as “abused”? 
(ii)   What mechanisms exist to respond to such abuses?; and 
(iii)   Does the legal system have sufficient mechanisms by which to “respond effectively”?

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