Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 ("the Brussels I Regulation")

On 21 April 2009 the European Commission published a Report External Link and Green Paper External Link on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 External Link on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (“the Brussels I Regulation”). It sought views from interested parties by 30 June 2009.

The UK Government is developing its own position ahead of EU negotiations to amend the Regulation. The Intellectual Property Office will be working closely with the Ministry of Justice to advise on those aspects of the Regulation that affect intellectual property matters. We would welcome the views of interested parties to help inform this advice.

In particular, interested parties may wish to consider Question 4 of the Green Paper, and the issues identified in Paragraph 3.4 of the Report.

How to respond

We welcome your views on this issue. Please send any comments by 11 September 2009 to the Legal Framework Team, IP Enforcement Unit:

Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom

Email: ipenforcement@ipo.gov.uk
Fax:   +44 (0) 1633 814922

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