Originally from Dispute Resolution Journal

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What can mediation offer parties to international intellectual property disputes? A great deal, according to the authors. The commercial world is becoming internationally interdependent, they note. Conflict arising out of this burgeoning interaction is inevitable and will lead to increasing demands for expedited, inexpensive methods of dispute resolution, even within the traditionally mediationresistant European Community. Mediation is particularly applicable to disputes that are time-sensitive and often demand solutions that promote continued business relationships. This article appears in the May Journal of World Intellectual Property, published in Geneva.

The world of intellectual property law calls for dispute resolution mechanisms as fast-paced and efficient as the evolution of the underlying technology and ideas which are the subject of the disputes.