Guidance

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court: a guide to small claims

Detailed guidance on how to take an intellectual property dispute worth under £10,000 to court.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 10 July 2014
• Last updated: 12 August 2025
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  1. 12 August 2025

     Updates made across the whole guide

  2. 18 July 2024

     Guide has been converted from PDF to HTML

  3. 7 July 2023

     New guidance document on small claims.

  4. 12 February 2018

     Added month updated.

  5. 10 July 2014

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Guide to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Small Claims Track

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Common legal terms used in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

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Details

The guide covers all the steps involved in using the court, including how to:

• start a claim in the court
• serve the claim form
• write a statement of case

It also contains contact details for the court and tips if you are representing yourself.