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The 2014 WIPO Mediation, (Expedited) Arbitration and Expert Determination Rules

The 2014 WIPO Mediation, (Expedited) Arbitration and Expert Determination Rules (“The 2014 WIPO Rules”) will enter into effect on the 1st of June 2014. The 2014 WIPO Rules have taken on board various amendments aimed at accommodating external developments in arbitration, including the … Continue reading

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WIPO Arbitration Workshop 2013

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will be organising and holding an arbitration workshop (WIPO Arbitration Workshop) in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 10 and 11 October 2013. As WIPO notes, “intellectual property has become an essential business asset as … Continue reading

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WIPO Survey on Tech Arbitration

Readers of our blog who have been following our Technology and Outsourcing Hot Spots series would already have read about some of the pertinent issues which arise out of technology and outsourcing agreements including pre-contractual negotiations, governance and change control … Continue reading

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IP Hub Master Plan: To Develop Singapore as a global IP Hub in Asia

In May 2012, the Singapore government had convened an IP Steering Committee to formulate a master plan to assist Singapore’s development as a global IP Hub in Asia. The IP Steering Committee, chaired by Mr Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of … Continue reading

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WIPO Arbitration Workshop, Singapore – 18 and 19 October 2012

Arbitration is increasingly being used to resolve cross-border intellectual property and technology-based disputes. Each year, WIPO organises an Arbitration Workshop as part of its efforts to promote, and to provide training for, the use of effective Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) … Continue reading

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WIPO’s reduced schedule of fees and costs for PCT Users

On 1 June 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO“) introduced a 25% reduction on its registration and administration fees in proceedings commenced under the WIPO Mediation, Arbitration, Expedited Arbitration and Expert Determination Rules, where a party is named as … Continue reading

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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

Olswang Asia’s Arbitration and Dispute Resolution team visited the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (“WIPO Center“) at Maxwell Chambers, Singapore last week to find out more about its arbitration and mediation operations in Asia. The WIPO Center … Continue reading

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