Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019

Amendment of Principal Act - insertion of sections 16A and 16B

6. The Principal Act is amended in Part 1, by the insertion of the following sections after section 16:

“Circuit Court

16A. The Circuit Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine intellectual property claims.

District Court

16B. (1) The District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine intellectual property claims.

(2) The District Court in which such a claim shall be heard is the District Court Area in which the defendant concerned ordinarily resides or carries on any business, trade or profession.”.