The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center collaborates with member states Intellectual Property Offices (IP Offices) and Courts to raise awareness of the advantages of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods to prevent and resolve intellectual property and technology disputes.
Argentina | National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Argentina. |
Australia | IP Australia | The WIPO Center collaborates with IP Australia in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Australia. |
Belarus | National Center of Intellectual Property (NCIP) | The WIPO Center collaborates with NCIP in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Belarus. |
Brazil | Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-BR) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INPI-BR in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Brazil. The WIPO Center has participated in the training of mediators in Brazil, in collaboration with INPI-BR. |
Chile | National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INAPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Chile. |
China | National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNIPA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with CNIPA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in China |
Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China | The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China has accredited the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Shanghai Service as provider of mediation and arbitration service for foreign-related IP disputes in China. | |
Colombia | Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) | The WIPO Center collaborates with SIC in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Colombia. |
National Directorate of Copyright (DNDA) | DNDA administers conciliation proceedings and the WIPO Center administers mediation proceedings concerning copyright and related rights in Colombia. | |
Costa Rica | National Register of Costa Rica | The WIPO Center collaborates with the National Register in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Costa Rica. |
Cuba | Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with OCPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Cuba. |
Czech Republic | Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO CZ) | The WIPO Center collaborates with IPO CZ in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the Czech Republic. |
Dominican Republic | National Copyright Office (ONDA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with ONDA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the Dominican Republic. |
EAPO Member States | Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with EAPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in EAPO Member States. |
Ecuador | National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with SENADI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Ecuador. |
El Salvador | National Center of Registries (CNR) | The WIPO Center collaborates with CNR in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in El Salvador. |
Hungary | Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with HIPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Hungary. |
Indonesia | Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) | The WIPO Center collaborates with DGIP in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Indonesia. |
Israel | Israel Patent Office | The WIPO Center collaborates with Israel Patent Office in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property and technology disputes in Israel. |
Italy | Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM) | The WIPO Center collaborates with UIBM in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Italy. |
Kazakhstan | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Kazakhstan. |
Kenya | Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with KECOBO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Kenya. |
Kyrgyzstan | State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) | The WIPO Center collaborates with Kyrgyzpatent in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Kyrgyzstan. |
Lithuania | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Lithuania. |
Mexico | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI Mexico) | The WIPO Center collaborates with IMPI Mexico in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Mexico. |
National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INDAUTOR Mexico in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Mexico. | |
Morocco | Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) | The WIPO Center collaborates with OMPIC in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Morocco. |
Nigeria | Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) | The WIPO Center collaborates with NCC, in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Nigeria. |
Paraguay | Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Paraguay. |
National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with DINAPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Paraguay. | |
Philippines | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
IPOHL and the WIPO Center administer mediation proceedings concerning intellectual property rights in the Philippines. The WIPO Center has participated in the training of mediators in the Philippines, in collaboration with IPOPHL. |
Poland | Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (PPO) |
The WIPO Center has participated in the development of a mediation option for trademark opposition proceedings pending before the PPO and administers such proceedings. The WIPO Center collaborates with PPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property and technology disputes in Poland. |
Republic of Korea | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) |
Under MCST, the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) administers mediation proceedings concerning copyright and related rights and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) administers mediation proceedings concerning content related rights in the Republic of Korea. |
Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with KIPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in the Republic of Korea. | |
Ministry of Justice | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Justice in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the Republic of Korea. | |
Patent Court of Korea | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Patent Court of Korea in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the Republic of Korea. | |
Romania | Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with ORDA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Romania. |
Russian Federation | Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (ROSPATENT) | The WIPO Center collaborates with ROSPATENT in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the Russian Federation. |
Serbia | Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Serbia. |
Singapore | Ministry of Communications and Information |
The WIPO Center collaborates with Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) in the promotion of the use of ADR options for disputes in the area of Film and Media and Entertainment in Singapore. The WIPO Center has developed in cooperation with IMDA the WIPO Mediation and Expedited Arbitration Rules for Film and Media, which have been specifically tailored to resolve disputes in the film and media sectors, as well as the special model contract clauses and submission agreements. |
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
The WIPO Center administers mediation proceedings concerning intellectual property disputes in Singapore. The WIPO Center has developed a mediation option for trademark, patent, industrial design and geographical indications proceedings and an expert determination option for patent proceedings pending before IPOS and administers such proceedings. The WIPO Center collaborates with IPOS and the Copyright Tribunal in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Singapore. |
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Ministry of Law |
The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Law in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Singapore. The Ministry of Law has designated the WIPO Center as mediation service provider in Singapore. |
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Spain | Ministry of Culture and Sports Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Copyright and Cooperation |
The WIPO Center collaborates with the Directorate General of Cultural Industries, Copyright and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in Spain. |
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) | The WIPO Center collaborates with OEPM in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Spain. The WIPO Center has also participated in the development of the OEPM model Research and Development (R&D) agreements, which recommend WIPO Mediation and WIPO Expedited Arbitration options. |
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Switzerland | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with IPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes. |
Thailand | Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC) | The WIPO Center collaborates with CIPITC in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Thailand. |
Trinidad and Tobago | Intellectual Property Office | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Trinidad and Tobago. |
Ukraine | Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (MEDT) | The WIPO Center collaborates with MEDT in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Ukraine. |
United Kingdom | Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the United Kingdom | The WIPO Center collaborates with the IPO of the United Kingdom in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the United Kingdom. |
United Republic of Tanzania | Copyright Society of Tanzania (COSOTA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with COSOTA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in the United Republic of Tanzania. |
United States of America | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) | The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO encourages parties to consider ADR as a means of settling the issues raised in any trademark or patent proceedings. The WIPO Center is one of the listed dispute resolution services providers for TTAB and PTAB proceedings. The WIPO Center also collaborates with the USPTO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in the United States. |
Capturing the WIPO Center’s growing experience in this area, the WIPO Center has published the second edition of the WIPO Guide on Alternative Dispute Resolution Options for Intellectual Property Offices and Courts. It is designed to offer practical guidance to IP Offices and courts that wish to promote or integrate ADR options into their existing services.
The WIPO Center is available to collaborate with other interested IP Offices and courts.
Arbitration and Mediation Center Geneva |
Arbitration and Mediation Center Singapore |
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