Overall its positive namelyÂ
“Legal practitioners are unanimous in their assessment that the ability of SMEs/individuals to gain access to justice has been greatly improved by the reforms
 The costs cap (recoverable scale up to £50,000) and ACM by judges are clearly identified as the most important reforms
 Regarding the costs cap, the benefit is that litigants know their potential exposure before initiating a claim in practice, a costs award of less than £40,000 is commonly awarded to the winning party
 Meanwhile, ACM clarifies and limits claims  greatly speeding up the process of litigation
 The SCT is seen as a useful option  particularly for individuals and small enterprises that previously may not have attempted to litigate
 The damages cap (£500,000) is seen as relatively unimportant (in most cases the interim and/or final injunction is seen as the main goal for litigants)
 The reforms have opened up the IPEC MT to a wider range of representatives  there has been greater participation by patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys, in addition to the continuing presence of solicitors and barristers.”
The report can be read hereÂ
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/447710/Evaluation_of_the_Reforms_of_the_Intellectual_Property_Enterprise_Court_2010-2013.pdf
