Abstract

The establishment of international dispute resolution chambers by various States, the mediation and arbitration centres envisaged under the Unified Patent Court project in European Union, the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes at trade fairs and the reference of disputes pertaining to licensing of standard-essential patents (SEP) on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms to ADR by judicial authorities underpin the global appeal of IP arbitration. The Guide to IP Arbitration1 (‘Guide’) endeavours to demystify the novel field of IP arbitration from a global perspective and must be commended for its timely fruition. The publication includes contributions by 15 prestigious law firms from varied civil and common law countries. The Guide is divided into five parts spreading across 243 pages, logically and systematically arranged to appraise various substantive and procedural considerations which arise at different stages of resolving IP disputes through ADR. The Guide posits that a choice...

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