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Ignacio de CastroWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Solving Disputes: The Services of the WIPO Arbitration and
Mediation Center
WIPO-INSME Training Program May 13, 2005
http://arbiter.wipo.int
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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Established October 1994• Purpose: to promote the resolution of IP/IT
disputes through arbitration and mediation Information and events
• On IP arbitration and mediation
Mediation and (Expedited) Arbitration Rules • Tailored to IP and technology disputes• Not restricted to IP disputes
Specialized ADR procedures (domain names)
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WIPO Center Experience: Domain Names
• Leading domain name dispute provider (56%)
• Parties from 120 countries,
• 11 languages
• Average duration: 45-60 days
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UDRP.info
Sunrise.biz STOP
.name ERDRP
Total
1999 1 - - - 1
2000 1,857 - - - 1,857
2001 1,556 1,579 53 - 3,188
2002 1,208 13,593 285 1 15,087
2003 1,100 - - - 1,100
2004 1,175 - - 3 1,178
22,411
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ADR Options
WIPO CONTRACT CLAUSE /
SUBMISSION
MEDIATION
SETTLEMENT ARBITRATION EXPEDITED ARBITRATION
AWARD
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WIPO Center Experience: Mediation and Arbitration
• Statistics35 mediations25 arbitrationsParties from 15 countries
• Procedures in English, French and German
• Subject MatterContractual
• Patent licenses, trademark coexistence agreements, distribution agreements, R&D, joint ventures, software/IT
Submission once dispute has arisen:• Patent infringement
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Mediation and Arbitration Case Filing
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Arbitration Mediation
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Mediation Elements
• Non-binding / party control
Procedure: Parties can cease to participate after first meeting with the mediator
Outcome: Not imposed but developed by the parties
• Based on interests of the partiesValue creation
• Fast and efficient
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WIPO Mediation Example • R&D company disclosed patented invention to
manufacturer during consulting contract.
• No transfer or license of patent rights
• Manufacturer started selling products which R&D company alleged included patented invention
• Negotiation of patent license failed
• Multinational infringement proceedings?
• Parties submit to WIPO Mediation
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COMMENCEMENT
APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR
• Request for mediation Mechanics - Arts. 3-5 Administration fee - Art. 21 Statute of limitations
• Appointment of mediatorParties or Center after
consultation - Art 6List of candidates
Commencement and
Appointment of Mediator
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Mediation Sessions
INITIAL CONFERENCE
MEETINGS
APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR
COMMENCEMENT
• Alternatives to settlement
Risk and cost of litigation
• Interests of the partiesUse of patented technology vs.
further business
• Settlement optionsMutual interest in cooperation
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Conclusion of the Mediation
• Settlement agreementLicense and agreement on
further business relationshipEnforceable under contract law
But usually voluntary compliance
• TerminationWithdrawal by one or both
parties after the first meetingDecision of the mediator
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INITIAL CONFERENCE
MEETINGS
APPOINTMENT OF MEDIATOR
COMMENCEMENT
CONCLUSION
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WIPO ARBITRATION
Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Statement of Claim(30 days)
Statement of Claim(30 days)
Statement of Defense(30 days)
Statement of Defense(30 days)
HearingsHearings
Closure of Proceedings(9 months)
Closure of Proceedings(9 months)
Final Award (3 months)Final Award (3 months)
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
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Request for Arbitration and Statement of ClaimRequest for Arbitration and Statement of Claim
WIPO EXPEDITED ARBITRATION
Answer to Request for Arbitration and
Statement of Defense (20 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration and
Statement of Defense (20 days)
Appointment of Arbitrator
Appointment of Arbitrator
Hearing (maximum 3 days)
Hearing (maximum 3 days)
Closure of Proceedings(3 months)
Closure of Proceedings(3 months)
Final Award (1 month)Final Award (1 month)
•One exchange of pleadings
•Shorter time limits
•Sole arbitrator
•Shorter hearings
•Fixed arbitrator’s fees
•Party autonomy
•Flexibility
•Efficiency
•Rules on technical evidence
•Confidentiality provisions
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Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Arbitration Proceedings
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Testing the water
Interim measures
Registration and administration fees
Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
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Amount in dispute Expedited Arbitration
Arbitration
Registration Fee Any Amount $1,000 $2,000Administration Fee * Up to $2.5 M $1,000 $2,000
Over $2.5 M and up to $10 M
$5,000 $10,000
Over $10 M $ 5,000+0.05% of amount
over $10 M up to a maximum fee of
$15,000
$10,000+0.05% of amount
over $10 M up to a maximum fee of
$25,000
Arbitrator(s) Fees * Up to $2.5 M $20,000(fixed fee)
Over $2.5 M and up to $10 M
$40,000(fixed fee)
Over $10 M As agreed by the Center in
consultation with the parties and the
arbitrator
As agreed by the Center in consultation with the parties and
the arbitrator(s)
Indicative rate(s)$ 300 to $ 600 per hour
(All amounts are in United States dollars)
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Schedule of FeesArbitration Proceedings
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Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Party control
WIPO List
Impartiality and independence
Default
Jurisdiction of the tribunal
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
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Arbitration Proceedings
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WIPO List of Neutrals
• 1,000 experts
• 100 nationalities
• Broad range of ADR, IP,
and technical
backgrounds
• Arbitrator’s feesRole of the WIPO
Center
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ORGANISATION MONDIALEDE LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE
Centre d’arbitrage et de médiation de l’OMPI
WORLD INTELLECTUALPROPERTY ORGANIZATION
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
WIPO LIST OF NEUTRALS
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
David Charles Langrigge PERKINSMilbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLPDashwood House69 Old Broad StreetLondon EC2M 1QSUnited Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 448 3000 Facsimile: +44 207 448 3029E-mail : dperkins@milbank.com
Date of Birth: May 31, 1943Nationality: British
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
LL.B., Newcastle University, 1966;Qualifying Examination Part II, Law Society of England and Wales, 1969.
LANGUAGES
English, oral comprehension of French.
PRESENT POSITION
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, London.
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Further written statements
Preparatory conference
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Arbitration Proceedings
Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Statement of Claim (30 days)
Statement of Claim (30 days)
Statement ofDefense (30 days)
Statement ofDefense (30 days)
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Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
•Presentation of evidencetribunal’s controladmissibility, disclosure
•Witnesses
•Experiments
•Primers and models
•Experts
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Statement of DefenseStatement of Defense
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
HearingsHearings
Statement of Claim( 30 days)
Statement of Claim( 30 days)
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Arbitration Proceedings
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Arbitration
Proceedings
•Award
•No appeal
•Enforcement
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Request for ArbitrationRequest for Arbitration
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Answer to Request for Arbitration (30 days)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Appointment of Arbitrator(s)
Statement of DefenseStatement of Defense
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
Further Written Statements and Witness
Statements
HearingsHearings
Statement of Claim(30 days)
Statement of Claim(30 days)
Closure of ProceedingsClosure of Proceedings
Final Award (3 months)Final Award (3 months)
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• When is it appropriate?• Statement of Claim filed with Request for
Arbitration and Statement of Defense with Answer to the Request
• Sole arbitrator • Fixed arbitrator’s fees for disputes up to
USD 10 million • Shorter hearings • Time limits shortened
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Expedited Arbitration
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WIPO Expedited Arbitration Case Examples
• Dispute inventor and manufacturer– 6 US and 1 European Patents
– Exclusive license, but no use
– Are other products infringing?
– Sole Arbitrator, eight days hearing
– Business secrets, models, site visits
– Final Award: 15 months
• Finance contract - urgent resolution needed– Shorter deadlines for party filings
– One day hearing
– Final Award: 6 weeks
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WIPO Procedures
• Tested Rules• Efficient and cost-effective administration
active case management
• List of specialized Neutrals1000 candidates from 70 countriesBroad range of ADR, IP and technical backgroundsWorldwide contacts
• Institutional certainty
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Information
• Mediation workshops, June 2005
• Arbitration workshop, October 2005
• http://arbiter.wipo.int
• arbiter.mail@wipo.int
• Mailing listshttp://arbiter.wipo.int/subscribe/index.html
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