IP Forum Case Studies

The case studies are a key part of AGS’s annual IP forums. They are reproduced here to provide an indication of what the forums cover and as food for thought on current IP issues of broad interest.

Each case study is in two parts: a ‘Case Study Exercise’, which is distributed to participants in advance of the forum, and the ‘Case Study Answers’, which is provided at the end of the forum. A special debriefing is held 2–3 working days after the forum, in which participants can further discuss the answers.

The case studies are designed primarily to be experienced rather than merely read. For those who wish to merely read the case studies, it is suggested that you work through the ‘Exercise’ version before checking your responses against the ‘Answers’ version.

The case studies follow a continuing plot line. The facts they describe are fictional. The legal issues are real.