June 2-4, 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 EST (18:00 to 20:00 CET)
organized by
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
The Workshop aims to promote the understanding of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) options for the resolution of intellectual property (IP) and technology disputes. The Workshop is designed for mediators, arbitrators and IP lawyers, in-house counsel, patent and trademark attorneys, and business professionals wishing to familiarize themselves with international mediation and arbitration procedures and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop will cover IP and technology mediation and arbitration with particular focus on the practical case application of the WIPO Mediation, Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Rules, an industry view on dispute resolution, and guidance on drafting of dispute resolution clauses. The presentation faculty includes WIPO mediators and arbitrators, in-house and external legal counsel, and WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center professionals, all experienced in the conduct of international mediation and arbitration procedures. Ample Q&A opportunities will enable attendees to interact with the speakers.
12:00 – 12:10 EST
I. Opening
Ignacio de Castro (Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
Adam Rattray (Head, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
12:10 – 12:40 EST
II. Overview: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, including the WIPO Mediation Rules
Session Leader: Justine Ferland (Associate Legal Officer, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
1. Role of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
2. WIPO Mediation Rules and WIPO Mediators
12:40 – 13:40 EST
III. Intellectual Property and Technology Mediation: Conduct of a Mediation and the Role of the Different Actors
Session Leader: Russell E. Levine (Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, USA)
1. Mediator’s Role
2. Selection and Appointment of the Mediator
3. Mediation Statements
4. Mediation Stages – Joint Sessions, Individual Caucuses, Bargaining and Negotiating
5. Concluding a Mediation
13:40 – 14:00 EST
Questions and Answers
12:00 – 12:10 EST
I. Opening
Adam Rattray (Head, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
12:10 – 13:10 EST
II. The Conduct of WIPO Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Proceedings
Session Leader: Leon Kopecký (Schoenherr, Vienna, Austria)
1. Selection and Appointment of the Tribunal
2. Written Submissions
3. Interim Relief
4. Evidence and Intellectual Property
5. Hearings
6. Remedies, Awards, Enforcement
13:10 – 13:20 EST
Questions and Answers
13:20 – 13:50 EST
III. Intellectual Property and Technology Arbitration
Session Leader: Matthew Reed (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, California, USA)
1. Special Features of Intellectual Property Disputes, in particular relating to Patent Disputes
2. Benefits and Limitations of Arbitration in Intellectual Property Disputes as Compared to Court Litigation
3. Recent Developments in International Arbitration
13:50 – 14:00 EST
Questions and Answers
12:00 – 12:10 EST
I. Opening
Adam Rattray (Head, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
12:10 – 12:30 EST
II. Mediation and Arbitration in Practice: Case Examples
Session Leader: Justine Ferland (Associate Legal Officer, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
12:30 – 13:00 EST
III. Use of Mediation and Arbitration for IP, Technology, and Life Sciences Disputes: Considerations of an In-house Counsel
Session Leader: Conna A. Weiner (Conna Weiner ADR, Boston, USA)
13:00 – 13:10 EST
Questions and Answers
13:10 - 13:45 EST
IV. Drafting Effective Mediation and Arbitration Clauses for IP and Technology Disputes
Session Leaders:
Shelby Grubbs (Grubbs ADR, Atlanta, USA), Justine Ferland (Associate Legal Officer, Information and External Relations Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)
1. The Agreement to Arbitrate – What is:
- Essential?
- Needed, but not essential?
- Not essential, but nice to have?
2. WIPO Recommended Clauses and Submission Agreements; WIPO Clause Generator
13:45 – 13:55 EST
Questions and Answers
13:55 – 14:00 EST
Closing
We look forward meeting you online in June.
For any related inquiries, please contact [email protected]
Contact
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Geneva
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
T +41 22 338 8247
F +41 22 740 3700
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Singapore
Maxwell Chambers Suites
28 Maxwell Road #02-14
Singapore 069120
T +65 6225 2129
F +65 6225 3568