The Claim
Commission Recovery Limited has been established to pursue the recovery of undisclosed commission payments made by CPA Global to a number of IP firms over a considerable period of time in return for referring their clients’ intellectual property (IP) renewals work to CPA Global (now known as Clarivate).
Referred clients, overwhelmingly SMEs, were unaware of these payments and subsequently overpaid for their renewal services. Thousands of IP owners have been victims of an abuse of trust and suffered financially and the firms involved have received £millions each year from this arrangement.
How it works
Commission Recovery Limited is able to bring claims on behalf of affected IP owners by means of Representative Action (under CPR 19.8). A representative action offers an efficient and cost-effective route to a Court decision, with the least possible delays, and provides the mechanism to support businesses and individuals who would otherwise not have the means to pursue legal action of this nature. Please refer to the Legal Action page for further information.
Background
In 1969, partners of a number of UK and Australian firms came together to form Jersey-based CPA Global.
The creation of CPA Global allowed the founder firms to transfer away the risks and costs associated with offering IP renewal services, though not the profits, by referring their clients’ IP rights renewal work to their own offshore business.