WIPO Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Intellectual Property Offices and Courts
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.
Collaboration areas
Awareness raising
Raising awareness of ADR for IP disputes may include developing country-tailored information materials for interested parties, organizing joint events, and referring party inquiries received by an IP Office to the WIPO Center for further assistance.
Case administration
The WIPO Center assists IP Offices with ADR case administration, including co-administration, training of mediators and arbitrators and online case administration tools.
ADR options in R&D model agreements
ADR options may be considered in the context of other services offered by IP Offices, including R&D model agreements. The WIPO Center is available to assist IP Offices in the development of such model agreements.
| Algeria | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INAPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Algeria. |
| Argentina | National Directorate of Author’s Right Office (DNDA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with DNDA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for copyright disputes in 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. |
| Botswana | Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) | The WIPO Center collaborates with CIPA in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Botswana. |
| 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. |
| Bulgaria | Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with BPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Bulgaria. |
| Canada | Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) | The WIPO Center collaborates with CIPO in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Canada. |
| 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. |
| Egypt | Ministry of Justice | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Justice of Egypt in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Egypt. |
| 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. |
| GCC Member States | Patent Office at the Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC-SG) | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Patent Office at the GCC-SG in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in GCC Member States. |
| Guatemala | Registry of Intellectual Property of Guatemala (RPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with RPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Guatemala. |
| 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. |
| New Zealand | Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) | The WIPO Center collaborates with IPONZ in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in New Zealand. |
| 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. |
| Patents and Designs Registry | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Patents and Design Registry in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Nigeria. | |
| Trademarks Registry | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Trademarks Registry in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property 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. | |
| Peru | National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) | The WIPO Center collaborates with INDECOPI in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Peru. |
| 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. |
| Qatar | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | The WIPO Center collaborates with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the promotion of the use of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Qatar. |
| 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. In case of international disputes concerning copyright and content-related rights in the Republic of Korea, MCST also offers a WIPO mediation option to potential parties. In light of the WIPO-MCST collaboration, under certain conditions, parties to WIPO mediation can benefit from a subsidy scheme for fees and costs. |
| 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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| Slovakia | Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic (IPO SK) | The WIPO Center collaborates with IPO SK in the promotion of the use of ADR options for industrial property disputes in Slovakia. |
| 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. |
| Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) | The WIPO Center collaborates with DIP 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, including in the area of standard essential patents. |
Events
Selected Events with IP Offices and Courts
| Date | Event | Location | Type of event | Language | In collaboration with |
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| September 30, 2022 | WIPO Mediation, Arbitration and Expert Determination for Software Disputes | Uruguay | Virtual | Spanish | Copyright Council of Uruguay National Directorate of Industrial Property of Uruguay (DNPI) |
| July 27, 2022 | WIPO ADR for Young IP and Dispute Resolution Professionals | Nigeria | Virtual | English | Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) |
| July 21, 2022 | WIPO Assemblies Side Event: WIPO ADR for IPOs and Courts | Switzerland | Hybrid | English | Shanghai High People’s Court China, National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR), Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC), Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) |
| July 14, 2022 | Alternative Dispute Resolution in Copyright | Czech Republic | Hybrid | English | Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic |
| June 29, 2022 | Médiation des litiges de propriété intellectuelle pour les PME | Algeria | Virtual | French | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) |
| June 21, 2022 | WIPO Summer School – IP and Youth | Mexico | Hybrid | Spanish | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI Mexico) |
| May 23, 2022 | ADR for Copyright Disputes | Mexico | Virtual | Spanish | National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR) |
| May 13, 2022 | Side Event Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights - Update on WIPO ADR for Digital Copyright- and Content-related Disputes | Switzerland | Hybrid | English | National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST), Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain |
| April 28, 2022 | WIPO ADR Young in Asia | Singapore | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| April 22, 2022 | Mediation Course | Paraguay | Virtual | Spanish | Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay |
| April 6, 2022 | WIPO Mediation and Arbitration for SMEs | Switzerland | Virtual | Spanish | National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI), National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI), National Directorate of Copyright of Colombia (DNDA), Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC), National Register of Costa Rica, Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI), National Copyright Office of the Dominican Republic (ONDA), National Service of Intellectual Rights of Ecuador (SENADI), National Center of Registries of El Salvador (CNR), Registry of Intellectual Property of Guatemala, Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI Mexico), National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR), Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry of Panama (DIGERPI), National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI), National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property of Peru (INDECOPI), Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), National Directorate of Industrial Property of Uruguay (DNPI), Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property of Venezuela (SAPI) |
| Date | Event | Location | Type of event | Language | In collaboration with |
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| December 16, 2021 | International School of Intellectual Property for Mediators | Ukraine | Virtual | English | Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute – Ukrpatent |
| November 25, 2021 | OMPIC-WIPO Seminar on Mediation of Industrial Property and Technology Disputes | Morocco | Virtual | French | Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) |
| October 27, 2021 | Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for IP Disputes | Paraguay | Virtual | Spanish | Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay |
| October 20-21, 2021 | Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Copyright Disputes | Mexico | Virtual | Spanish | National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR) |
| October 15, 2021 | 2021 Intellectual Property Congress - Trademark protection beyond registration | Colombia | Virtual | Spanish | Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) |
| October 14-15, 2021 | Overview of ADR Used in the Area of IP Internationally | Botswana | Virtual | English | Companies and Intellectual Property Authority of Botswana (CIPA) |
| September 16, 2021 | KECOBO-WIPO Webinar: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mobile Applications Disputes | Kenya | Virtual | English | Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) |
| August 19, 2021 | Thinking Internationally about IP & ADR: What Every Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Should Know | Singapore | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| June 29-30, 2021 | WIPO-INAPI: Webinar on WIPO Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms | Algeria | Virtual | French | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) |
| June 21, 2021 | WIPO-IPO CZ: Webinar on Mediation of IP Disputes | Czech Republic | Virtual | English | Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO CZ) |
| June 1-3, 2021 | Online WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Workshop | Switzerland | Virtual | Spanish | National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI), National Directorate of Copyright of Colombia (DNDA), Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC), National Register of Costa Rica, Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI), National Copyright Office of the Dominican Republic (ONDA), National Service of Intellectual Rights of Ecuador (SENADI), National Center of Registries of El Salvador (CNR), Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI Mexico), National Institute of Copyright of Mexico (INDAUTOR), Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry of Panama (DIGERPI), National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property of Peru (INDECOPI), Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), National Directorate of Industrial Property of Uruguay (DNPI), Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property of Venezuela (SAPI) |
| April 27, 2021 | WIPO-IPOS Webinar: Resolving IP and Technology disputes through WIPO Mediation | Singapore | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| April 23, 2021 | IPOPHL-WIPO Webinar: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mobile Applications Disputes | Philippines | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| April 20, 2021 | IPOPHL Webinar on Online Mediation and WIPO Mediation Option: Challenges and Opportunities | Philippines | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| April 8, 2021 | WIPO-MCST-KCC Mediation Webinar - 웹세미나 : 조정제도 화상 실무 강의 | Republic of Korea | Virtual | Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) |
| March 23, 2021 | WIPO-OMPIC: Webinar on WIPO Mediation | Morocco | Virtual | French | Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) |
| March 22, 2021 | WIPO Webinar: IP Offices and Use of WIPO's Alternative Dispute Resolution Services | Singapore | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| January 28, 2021 | WIPO-SIC Webinar on Mediation for Industrial Property Disputes | Colombia | Virtual | Spanish | Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) |
| January 21, 2021 | Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mobile Applications Disputes | Trinidad and Tobago | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago (TTIPO) |
| December 16, 2020 | Mediation and Arbitration for Entertainment Disputes | Nigeria | Virtual | English | Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) |
| November 12, 2020 | OEPM-WIPO: R&D Model Agreements and Dispute Resolution in the Sector | Spain | Virtual | Spanish | Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) |
| October 28, 2020 | Webinar on Intellectual Property Disputes: Using ADR to Manage IP Disputes | Trinidad and Tobago | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago (TTIPO) |
| October 15, 2020 | AUSCL-WIPO Webinar Resolving IP and Tech Disputes outside the Courts. The Experience of the WIPO Center | Australia | Virtual | English | IP Australia |
| September 7, 2020 | Webinar IP Mediation in Ukraine | Ukraine | Virtual | English | Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine, Ukrainian Intellectual Property Institute (Ukrpatent) |
| August 7, 2020 | WIPO-IPOS Webinar Resolving IP and Technology disputes through WIPO Mediation | Singapore | Virtual | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| June 30, 2020 | Webinar Mediation and Arbitration for IP Disputes – The Experience of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center | Paraguay | Virtual | Spanish | Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay |
| June 24, 2020 | Webinar Mediation Promotion Scheme for Copyright- and Content-related Dispute; 문화체육관광부-세계지식재산기구 조정 지원 사업 소개(한국어) | Republic of Korea | Virtual | Korean | WIPO and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) |
| June 18, 2020 | Webinar The Landscape of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Copyright Disputes | Colombia | Virtual | Spanish | National Directorate of Copyright of Colombia (DNDA) |
| June 9, 2020 | Webinar Mediation and Arbitration of Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes | Ecuador | Virtual | Spanish | National Service of Intellectual Rights of Ecuador (SENADI) |
| February 4, 2020 | Conference on Resolution of IP Disputes through Mediation and Arbitration | Warsaw, Poland | In person | English | Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (PPO) |
| December 2, 2019 | Mediators Training for Copyright and Content Disputes | Singapore | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| November 13, 2019 | Seminar on ADR for Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago (TTIPO) |
| November 12, 2019 | National Workshop on Intellectual Property and Mobile Applications | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago (TTIPO) |
| November 7, 2019 | Mediation and Arbitration Workshop | Paris, France | In person | English | French National Bar Council; The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) |
| November 5 to 7, 2019 | WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop - Specialized Training on Collective Management of Rights | Asuncion, Paraguay | In person | Spanish | National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) |
| October 29, 2019 | Seminar on Mediation of Copyright Disputes | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | In person | Spanish | National Copyright Office of the Dominican Republic (ONDA) |
| October 7, 2019 | Seminar on ADR for Copyright and Content Disputes in the Film Industry | Busan, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) |
| September 24 and 25, 2019 | National Seminar on Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes Efficiently through Mediation and Arbitration | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | In person | English | Ministry of Justice of Republic of Kazakhstan |
| August 8, 2019 | Seminar on WIPO Mediation Option | Manila, Philippines | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| June 6, 2019 | IP@6 Seminar on WIPO Mediation and Arbitration | Bern, Switzerland | In person | English | Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) |
| June 6, 2019 | Seminar on Application of WIPO Mediation in Intellectual Property Litigation | Beijing, China | In person | English/Chinese | Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of the People’s Republic of China |
| May 28 and 29, 2019 | Regional Conference on Intellectual Property and Sports | Ljubljana, Slovenia | In person | English | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) |
| May 28, 2019 | Seminar on Mediation for Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology Disputes | Kyiv, Ukraine | In person | English | Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine (MEDT) |
| May 22, 2019 | Seminar on Mediation of International Copyright-related Disputes | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) |
| May 21, 2019 | Workshop for Mediators for Copyright-related Disputes | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) |
| May 8, 2019 | Seminar on Mediation of International Content-related Disputes | Busan, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (MCST) |
| November 26, 2018 | Mediation Seminar at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office | Madrid, Spain | In person | Spanish | Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) |
| September 27, 2018 | Presentations and discussion on Alternative Dispute Resolution for Intellectual Property and Copyright Offices | Geneva, Switzerland | In person | English | |
| September 14, 2018 | Seminar on ADR for R&D and Technology Transfer Disputes | Buenos Aires, Argentina | In person | Spanish | National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI) |
| May 3, 2018 | WIPO-KIPO Workshop – Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) |
| April 26, 2018 | 100 Years of Industrial Property Protection in Poland | Warsaw, Poland | In person | English/Polish | Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (PPO) |
| April 26, 2018 | WIPO National Seminar on Arbitration and Mediation | Bucharest, Romania | In person | English/Romanian | Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) |
| April 24-26, 2018 | XI International Forum: Intellectual Property – XXI Century Moscow | Russian Federation | In person | Russian | Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (ROSPATENT) |
| March 26, 2018 | Workshop for Lawyers on Entertainment Disputes. Time- and Cost-Efficient Alternative Dispute Resolution of Film and Media Disputes | Nairobi, Kenya | In person | English | Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) |
| December 6, 2017 | National Workshop on Mediation of Copyright Disputes | Vilnius, Lithuania | In person | English | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the Commission for Copyright and Related Rights of Lithuania |
| December 3, 2017 | Training Center on Intellectual Property of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes | Kuwait City, Kuwait | In person | English | Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) |
| November 23 and 24, 2017 | Program on Mediation and Arbitration for Intellectual Property Disputes for the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) | Casablanca, Morocco | In person | English | Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) |
| November 9, 2017 | Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Content Dispute Resolution Commission (CDRC) International Forum on Content Dispute Resolution | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | English/Korean | Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) |
| November 2, 2017 | WIPO-KCC Seminar on Copyright Mediation | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | English/Korean | Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) |
| November 1, 2017 | Seminar on Mediation for Copyright-related Disputes | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | In person | Spanish | National Copyright Office of the Dominican Republic (ONDA) |
| September 11, 2017 | Effective Dispute Resolution in Research and Development | Tel Aviv, Israel | In person | English | Israel Patent Office (ILPO) |
| September 7-8, 2017 | XIIIth International Symposium on Industrial Property in Innovative Economy – Startups and What Next? | Krakow, Poland | In person | Polish | Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (PPO) |
| August 23, 2017 | Seminar on ADR for IP Disputes | Buenos Aires, Argentina | In person | Spanish | National Directorate of Copyright of Argentina (DNDA), National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) |
| August 21, 2017 | Seminar on ADR for IP Disputes | Asuncion, Paraguay | In person | Spanish | National Directorate of Intellectual Property of Paraguay (DINAPI) |
| June 22, 2017 | WIPO Workshop on Mediation and Arbitration of Patent Disputes | Shanghai, China | In person | Chinese | National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNIPA) |
| June 21, 2017 | WIPO Workshop on Mediation and Arbitration of Patent Disputes | Beijing, China | In person | Chinese/English | National Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNIPA) |
| May 30-31, 2017 | WIPO Sub-regional Workshop on Mediation | Belgrade, Serbia | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPO) |
| April 26-27, 2017 | WIPO Sub-regional Workshop on Mediation and Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | In person | English | Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) |
| December 5-7, 2017 | Workshop on Technology Transfer, Valuation and Alternative Dispute Resolution | Bogota, Colombia | In person | Spanish | Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) |
| November 23, 2016 | Seminar on ADR for Industrial Property and ICT Disputes | Mexico City, Mexico | In person | Spanish | Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) |
| November 21, 2016 | Seminar on ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes | San Salvador, El Salvador | In person | Spanish | National Center of Registries (CNR) |
| November 18, 2016 | Seminar on ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes | Havana, Cuba | In person | Spanish | Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) |
| September 20, 2016 | Launch Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) Model R&D Agreements | Madrid, Spain | In person | Spanish | Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) |
| March 11, 2016 | ADR of IP and Technology Disputes – WIPO Guide for IP Offices and Courts | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | English/Korean | Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) |
| December 1, 2015 | Seminar on ADR for IP and IT Disputes | Bogota, Colombia | In person | Spanish | National Directorate of Copyright (DNDA) |
| November 10, 2015 | USPTO Roundtable on the Use of Mediation for Disputes before the USPTO | San Jose, United States of America | In person | English | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| October 20, 2015 | IPR Day Conference | Copenhagen, Denmark | In person | English | Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) |
| September 17, 2015 | Mediation Seminar for Copyright Disputes | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) |
| August 27, 2015 | WIPO-IPOS Mediation Seminar: Win-Win in IP Disputes | Singapore | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| June 3-4, 2015 | Seminar on WIPO ADR services | Yaoundé, Cameroon | In person | French | Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI) |
| April 16, 2015 | Mediation for Intellectual Property disputes pending at IPOPHL | Manila, Philippines | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| December 11, 2014 | Workshop on Mediation of Trademarks Disputes before the Israeli Patent Office (ILPO) | Tel Aviv, Israel | In person | English | Israel Patent Office (ILPO) |
| October 28-29, 2014 | WIPO-KCC Copyright Mediation Workshop | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) |
| October 27, 2014 | Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution for IP Disputes | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Luxembourg |
| August 28, 2014 | WIPO-IPOS Workshop on Expert Determination for IP and IT Disputes | Singapore | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| May 8, 2014 | National Seminar on Mediation in Intellectual Property | Sofia, Bulgaria | In person | English | Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) |
| May 7-8, 2014 | Mediation Workshop for Intellectual Property disputes pending at IPOPHL | Manila, Philippines | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| April 7-8, 2014 | Workshop on Mediation of IP Disputes | Madrid, Spain | In person | Spanish | Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) |
| March 11-12, 2014 | Mediation Workshop for Intellectual Property Disputes pending at DGIP Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | In person | English | Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) |
| October 10, 2013 | National Workshop on Mediation in IP Disputes | Chrisinau, Republic of Moldova | In person | English | State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) |
| August 29, 2013 | WIPO-IPOS Mediation Workshop for Intellectual Property Disputes | Singapore | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| May 21, 2013 | MCST-WIPO-KCC Copyright ADR Seminar | Seoul, Republic of Korea | In person | English/Korean | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) |
| April 25-26, 2013 | Copyright Workshop on Mediation | Mexico City, Mexico | In person | Spanish | National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR) |
| April 16, 2013 | National Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution | Prague, Czech Republic | In person | English | Industrial Property Office of Czech Republic |
| March 12-13, 2013 | Workshop on Mediation in Intellectual Property Disputes at INPI Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | In person | English/Portuguese | Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-BR) |
| July 24-26, 2012 | Workshop on Mediation in Intellectual Property Disputes at INPI Brazil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | In person | English/Portuguese | Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI-BR) |
| December 12-13, 2011 | Workshop on Settlement of Intellectual Property Disputes through Arbitration and Mediation | Manila, Philippines | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| December 8-9, 2011 | Workshop on Mediation in Intellectual Property Disputes at IPOS | Singapore | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) |
| December 8-9, 2010 | Workshop of Arbitration in Intellectual Property Disputes | Manila, Philippines | In person | English | Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) |
| June 16, 2010 | WIPO IP ADR Seminar | Ljubljana, Slovenia | In person | English | Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) |
| December 14-15, 2009 | Workshop on Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes | Lisbon, Portugal | In person | English | Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property |
| November 23, 2009 | Seminar on Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes | Madrid, Spain | In person | Spanish | Ministry of Culture and Sports |
| September 17-18, 2009 | Global Symposium of Intellectual Property Authorities | Geneva, Switzerland | In person | English | |
| June 17, 2009 | 9th European Trademark and Patent Offices Forum | Brussels, Belgium | In person | English | |
| April 9-10, 2008 | Seminar on Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes | Mexico City, Mexico | In person | Spanish | National Institute of Copyright (INDAUTOR) |
| June 28-29, 2007 | WIPO/KIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes | Daejeon, Republic of Korea | In person | Korean | Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) |
Contact information
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Geneva)
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
T +4122 338 8247
F +4122 740 3700
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (Singapore)
Maxwell Chambers Suites
28 Maxwell Road #02-14
Singapore 069120
T +65 6225 2129
F +65 6225 3568