WIPOD – Arbitration and Mediation Matters

Mediation is an attractive option for parties that place a premium on the preservation or enhancement of their relationship, seek to maintain control over the dispute settlement process, value confidentiality, or want to reach a speedy settlement without damage to their reputations. In this episode, Selin Ozturk and Margarita Kato from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center discuss key elements and procedural steps of a WIPO Mediation. In order to illustrate how mediation works in practice, they refer to a WIPO mediation case involving companies in the life sciences sector

The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) conducted an extensive survey on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms to resolve digital copyright and content disputes. Dev Gangjee, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Oxford, Leandro Toscano and Oscar Suarez, from the WIPO Center discuss the results of the survey and the insights it provided when analyzing the use of ADR to resolve such disputes.

Innovative businesses in the IT and software industry often face disputes that can disrupt their commercial relationships or activities. Lam Chung Nian, Head of Intellectual Property, Technology & Data Group of WongPartnership LLP, and Chiara Accornero from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center discuss the advantages of using mediation and arbitration to resolve these disputes quickly and cost-effectively.