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The WIPO Center also makes available the <a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc-apps/clause-generator/">WIPO Clause Generator</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" href="#accordion__collapse__04" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion">Are you already involved in a dispute?</a></div> <div class="accordion__body collapse" id="accordion__collapse__04"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <p>The WIPO Center makes available <a href="/amc/en/filing/">procedural information and filing guidelines</a> for WIPO Mediation, Arbitration and Expert Determination options. The WIPO Center also provides <a href="/amc/en/goodoffices/">Good Offices</a> services.</p> <p>If you are involved in a domain name dispute, you can visit <a href="/amc/en/domains/">WIPO’s domain name dispute resolution services</a> website.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a class="btn btn-large call-to-action" href="#contact">Contact us</a></p> </div> <div class="complementary"> <div class="box"> <p class="featured">Featured</p> <p><a href="/amc/en/events/"> <img title="webinar" style="width: 440px;" alt="webinar" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/amcwebinar.png" /></a></p> <h3><a href="/amc/en/events/">WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Events and Webinars</a></h3> </div> </div> <p></p> <div class="content line"> <div class="content cols cols--two"> <div class="col"> <div id="wipo-news" data-number="3" data-xml="/tools/en/includes/ocms_news.xml?path=/amc/en/news/" data-layout="vertical"></div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <h3 class="box__header">Email updates</h3> <p><strong><a href="https://www.wipo.int/newsletters-archive/en/adr_highlights.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WIPO ADR Highlights</a></strong> – News and practice pointers on WIPO’s services for resolving IP disputes outside courts.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.wipo.int/newsletters-archive/en/domain_names.html">Domain Name Decisions</a> </strong>- Updates on domain name dispute decisions; and other WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center news. Daily.</p> <a class="btn call-to-action" href="https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/#adr_highlights" type="submit">Sign up</a> | <a href="https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/">All WIPO newsletters</a></div> </div> </div> <hr /> <h2><a id="adrs2" name="adrs1"></a><a href="#adrs1">WIPO ADR Stories</a></h2> <p>Read our WIPO ADR Stories to discover how ADR is used in practice.</p> <section class="cols cols—full hero"> <div class="slider-caption flexslider carousel"> <ul class="slides"> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/co-administration_story.html"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/ipoffices-co-administration02.gif" target="_blank" rel="noopener" alt="" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>WIPO ADR Stories: Supporting IP and Copyright Offices through the WIPO ADR Co-administration Program</h3> <p>The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO AMC) collaborates with Intellectual Property and Copyright Offices (IP Offices) worldwide to advance the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for IP and technology-related disputes. Initially focused on raising awareness and providing training, some of these partnerships have evolved to the development of online tools for case administration and dispute resolution, and the establishment of ADR services locally.</p> <p><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/co-administration_story.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/paraguay/dinapi.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/es/images/dinapi-2024_01.jpg" alt="DINAPI" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>Paraguay: Mediation as a tool to combat piracy and counterfeiting of products</h3> <p>Counterfeiting and piracy are global threats that affect intellectual property (IP) rights holders, consumers and economies alike. In Paraguay, these illicit activities have posed a significant challenge, particularly for markets like luxury goods and pharmaceuticals. To address this problem, Paraguay’s National Intellectual Property Office, (DINAPI) has adopted an innovative approach: mediation</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/paraguay/dinapi.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/smes/mediation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/es/images/2022/smes-mediation.jpg" alt="Pledge" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>How do SMEs Benefit From Mediation to Resolve Their IP Disputes?</h3> <p>SMEs account for 90% of all businesses worldwide and 70% of global employment. WIPO promotes the use of mediation among SMEs to reduce the impact of disputes in innovation and creative processes.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/smes/mediation/index.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/mexico/indautor/index.html"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/es/images/indautor.jpg" alt="INDAUTOR, Mexico" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>How WIPO’s Online Tools Help the Resolution of Copyright Disputes in Mexico</h3> <p>In order to respond to the meeting and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR) and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center make available online conciliation meetings to resolve copyright disputes in Mexico.</p> <p><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/mexico/indautor/index.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/national-courts/china/shanghai/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/2022/ncshanghai.jpg" alt="Shanghai" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>Resolving Foreign-Related IP Disputes Pending before Courts in Shanghai through WIPO Mediation</h3> <p>The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Shanghai Service was established in October 2019 in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. It is the first foreign arbitral institution approved by the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China to be engaged in arbitration and mediation of foreign-related IP dispute cases in China.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/national-courts/china/shanghai/index.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/ipday2023.html"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/ipday2023.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener" alt="IP Day 2023" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>How Women are Making a Difference in IP Dispute Resolution</h3> <p>Intellectual property (IP) is a critical component of modern economies, powering innovation and creativity. In 2023, on World Intellectual Property Day (marked every April 26), we celebrate Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity, commemorating women who continue to make significant contributions to IP, while raising awareness about the challenges faced when participating in the IP system. The field of IP benefits when women engage in innovation and creativity, providing for a diverse and inclusive ecosystem, and improving our collective capability to transition to a more sustainable future, including how IP disputes are resolved.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/ipday2023.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/korea/mcst/adrstories.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/2022/adrstories_mcst.jpg" alt="Pledge" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>Supporting the Creative Industries in Resolving Copyright and Content Disputes</h3> <p>What do disputes related to the international co-production of a film, the development of a mobile application, the rights to the design of a video game scenario, or the payment of royalties for the use of a song, all have in common? They have a negative impact on creators as well as the commercial exploitation of their IP rights. To reduce such impact, parties can refer their copyright and content disputes to mediation and arbitration. The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center actively collaborates with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) to raise awareness of and provide dispute resolution services to the creative industries in the Republic of Korea and beyond.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/korea/mcst/adrstories.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/national-courts/tanzania/index.html"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/2023/adrstories-tanzania.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" alt="IP Day 2023" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>WIPO Digital Tools Facilitate Access to Justice in Tanzania</h3> <p>In a significant step towards facilitating access to justice and efficient dispute resolution, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center) has initiated a collaborative project with the Judiciary of Tanzania. Through this project, launched last August, the WIPO Center makes available at no cost WIPO online meeting platforms in mediation cases before the Judiciary of Tanzania, allowing parties and mediators to meet easily online, with greater convenience and flexibility.<br /><br />To date, the WIPO Center has hosted over 20 online mediation meetings, with the parties and mediators involved providing very positive feedback. In addition to streamlining case management for the Judiciary, the online conduct of mediation meetings has had a considerable impact on the participation of the parties in the proceedings, that no longer have to travel long distances or face the challenges of network issues. By equipping the Judiciary of Tanzania with the necessary online meeting tools and support, WIPO aims to bridge distance and facilitate access to justice to all parties across the country.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/national-courts/tanzania/index.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/copyright/digitalcopyright/africa.html"><img src="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/images/copyrightofficesafrica.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" alt="ARIPO, Africa" /></a> <div class="flex-caption"> <h3>Alternative Dispute Resolution – A Game-Changer for Copyright and Entertainment Disputes in Africa</h3> <p>In Africa, disputes over intellectual property (IP) rights are a common occurrence in the entertainment industry, especially when it comes to copyright infringement and contractual disagreements between artists and production companies. However, there is now an alternative way to resolve these disputes that is gaining popularity – Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods, such as mediation. This game-changing approach is being supported by Copyright Offices and sector organizations in the region, recognizing the sector’s needs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/copyright/digitalcopyright/africa.html" class="btn call-to-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more</a></p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--four -- line"> <h2 id="en">WIPO dispute resolution options</h2> <p></p> <div class="col col--one"> <figure id="mediation"><a href="/amc/en/mediation/" ref="/amc/en/mediation/"> <img title="mediation" style="width: 440px;" alt="mediation" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/mediation.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/AbelMitjaVarela)</figcaption> </figure> <h3></h3> <h3><a id="med"></a>Mediation</h3> <p>An informal consensual process in which the mediator assists the parties in reaching a settlement of their dispute, based on the parties’ respective interests.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/mediation/filing/">How to submit a Request for WIPO Mediation</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/mediation/">More about WIPO Mediation</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <figure id="arbitration"><a href="/amc/en/arbitration/"><img title="arbitration" style="width: 440px;" alt="arbitration" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/arbitration.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: GettyImages)</figcaption> </figure> <h3></h3> <h3><a id="arb"></a>Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration</h3> <p>A procedure in which the parties submit their dispute to one or more arbitrators, for a binding and final decision (award).</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/arbitration/filing/">How to submit a Request for WIPO Arbitration/Expedited Arbitration</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/arbitration/">More about WIPO Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <figure id="expert-determination"><a href="/amc/en/expert-determination/"><img title="expertdetermination" style="width: 440px;" alt="expertdetermination" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/expertdetermination.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/MangoStar)</figcaption> </figure> <h3></h3> <h3><a id="exp"></a>Expert Determination</h3> <p>A procedure in which the parties submit a specific matter (e.g., technical question, valuation of IP assets, establishment of royalty rates) to one or more experts who make a determination on the matter.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/expert-determination/filing/">How to submit a Request for WIPO Expert Determination</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/expert-determination/">More about WIPO Expert Determination</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--four"> <figure id="domains"><a href="/amc/en/domains/"><img title="domainname" style="width: 440px;" alt="domainname" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/domainnamedisputes.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/StasPerov)</figcaption> </figure> <h3></h3> <h3><a id="dn"></a>Domain Name Disputes</h3> <p>Global online enforcement tools to reclaim a domain name that unfairly targets your trademark (known as cybersquatting).</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/domains/complainant/">How to submit a domain name Complaint</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/domains/">More about WIPO domain name dispute resolution services </a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--four -- line"> <h2>Key user resources</h2> <div class="col col--one"> <h3>Model clauses</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/clauses/index.html">WIPO ADR clauses</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc-apps/clause-generator/">WIPO Clause Generator</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/clauses/clause_drafting.html">Drafting efficient dispute resolution clauses</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--two="> <h3>Rules and tools</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/rules/">WIPO Mediation, Arbitration, Expedited Arbitration, and Expert Determination Rules</a></li> <li><a href="https://amc.wipo.int/adr-fee-calculator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WIPO Schedule of Fees and Costs and Fee calculator</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/neutrals/index.html">WIPO Neutrals</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/ecaf/index.html">WIPO online case tools</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <h3>Reference</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/caseload.html">WIPO caseload</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/publications/">WIPO Center publications</a></li> <li><a href="/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/2017commentrulesarb.pdf">Commentary on WIPO Arbitration Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/bibliography/index.html">Bibliography on IP ADR</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/mediation/case-example.html">Mediation case examples</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/arbitration/case-example.html">Arbitration case examples</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--four"> <h3>Events and training</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/events/">Events</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/events/webinar.html">Webinars</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/distance_learning/">WIPO Academy online ADR course</a></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/wipoadryoung/index.html">WIPO ADR Young</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--one-- line"> <h2>WIPO ADR services for specific sectors</h2> In addition to its ADR services for all types of IP and technology disputes, the WIPO Center also provides tailored dispute resolution in a number of <a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/">specific IP sectors</a>.</div> <div class="content cols cols--four"> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ict/"><img title="patentstandards" alt="patentstandards" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/ict.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/Peshkov)</figcaption> </figure> <h3>Information and Communication Technology</h3> <p>A significant part of WIPO ADR cases concern <a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ict/">Information and Communication Technology (ICT) disputes</a>. WIPO ADR services for the ICT industry also include tailored model submission agreements that parties may use to refer a dispute concerning the determination of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms to WIPO ADR.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/wipofrandadrguidance.pdf">Guidance on WIPO FRAND ADR</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/rd/"><img title="researchdevelopemnt" alt="researchdevelopemnt" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/ipoffices.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/TodorTsvetkov)</figcaption> </figure> <h3>Research and Development</h3> <p>To optimize <a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/rd/">dispute resolution in the R&D and technology transfer sector</a>, the WIPO Center collaborates with relevant stakeholders. This includes the development and dissemination of model R&D agreements, which recommend WIPO mediation and arbitration options.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/rd/">Model R&D agreements</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/amc/en/center/copyright/"><img title="copyright" alt="copyright" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/copyright.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/XavierArnau)</figcaption> </figure> <h3>Copyright and Content</h3> <p>WIPO ADR procedures are regularly used by creators, collective management organizations (CMOs), and companies, to <a href="/amc/en/center/copyright/">resolve copyright- and content-related disputes</a> without the need for court litigation.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/copyright/digitalcopyright/index.html">Report on Digital Copyright- and Content-related Disputes</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/lifesciences/"><img title="lifesciences" alt="lifesciences" src="/export/sites/www/amc/en/images/researchdevelopement.jpg" /></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Photo: Getty/Sanjeri)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><strong>Life Sciences</strong></h3> <p>The WIPO Center provides dispute resolution advice and case administration services to facilitate contract negotiations between parties or to help parties resolve disputes in the area of life sciences.</p> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/lifesciences/">WIPO ADR for Life Sciences</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content--line"> <h2></h2> <hr /> <h2>WIPO Center services for Member States</h2> The WIPO Center <a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/center/specific-sectors/ipoffices/">collaborates with Member States’ IP Offices and Courts</a> to promote ADR methods to prevent and resolve IP and technology disputes. This includes:<br /><br /> <ul> <li>raising awareness of ADR for IP disputes;</li> <li>assisting IP and Copyright Offices with ADR case administration (including co-administration, training of neutrals and online case administration tools); and</li> <li>participation in the development of model R&D model agreements including ADR options.</li> </ul> The WIPO Center also assists <a href="https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/">country code top-level domains (ccTLDs)</a> administrators with domain name dispute resolution.</div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2 id="contact"><a id="contactus"></a>Contact us</h2> <div class="col col-one"> <h3>WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Geneva)</h3> <p>34, chemin des Colombettes<br />1211 Geneva 20 <br />Switzerland</p> <p><strong>T</strong> +4122 338 8247<br /><strong>F</strong> +4122 740 3700<br /><strong>E</strong> <a href="mailto:arbiter.mail@wipo.int">arbiter.mail@wipo.int</a></p> </div>  <div class="col col--two"> <h3>WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Singapore)</h3> <p>Maxwell Chambers Suites<br />28 Maxwell Road #02-14<br />Singapore 069120</p> <p><strong>T</strong> +65 6225 2129<br /><strong>F</strong> +65 6225 3568<br /><strong>E</strong> <a href="mailto:arbiter.mail@wipo.int">arbiter.mail@wipo.int</a></p> </div> <div class="col col-three"> <div class="box"> <h3>LinkedIn</h3> <p>Follow the WIPO Center LinkedIn page.</p> <p><a class="btn call-to-action" href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/wipo-arbitration-and-mediation-center/?viewAsMember=true" type="submit">Sign up</a></p> <h3>Podcast</h3> <p>WIPOD Arbitration and Mediation Matters.</p> <p><a class="btn call-to-action" href="https://www.wipo.int/podcasts/en/amc/index.html?viewAsMember=true" type="submit">Subscribe</a></p> </div> </div> </div>  <p></p> <div class="content cols cols--two line"> <h2>Related links</h2> <div class="col col--one"> <h3>Domain name disputes</h3> <p><a href="/amc/en/domains/">Procedures available to resolve disputes related to the bad-faith registration of domain names</a> corresponding to third-party trademarks.</p> </div>  <div class="col col--two"> <h3>Other IP services</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li></li> <li><a href="/pct/en/">PCT System (Patents)</a></li> <li><a href="/madrid/en/">Madrid System (Trademarks)</a></li> <li><a href="/hague/en/">Hague System (Designs)</a></li> <li></li> </ul> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-footer-outer"> <div class="container-footer-inner"> <wipo-footer id="footer"> <span slot="contact">https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=arbitration</span> <span slot="media">https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/</span> <span slot="terms">https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html</span> <span slot="privacy">https://www.wipo.int/en/web/privacy-policy/</span> <span slot="accessibility">https://www.wipo.int/en/web/accessibility/</span> <span slot="sitemap">https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/sitemap.html</span> <span slot="newsletters">https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/</span> <span slot="podcast">https://www.wipo.int/en/web/podcasts/</span> <span slot="rss-feed">https://www.wipo.int/news/en/</span> </wipo-footer> </div></div> <script src='/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/plugins2016-min.js'></script> <script src='/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/main2016-min.js'></script> <script src='/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/webfonts/ss-standard.js'></script> <script src='/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/wipo.js'></script></body></html>