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In July 2015, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center made available a WIPO Guide on Alternative Dispute Resolution Options for IP Offices and Courts (WIPO ADR Guide), funded under the Funds-in Trust/Republic of Korea Industrial Property (FIT/RoK (IP)). The agreed activities under the FIT/RoK (IP) Work Plan for 2016 include the organization of workshops to train intellectual property and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) stakeholders through the use of the WIPO ADR Guide.
Following a recent meeting with Ms. Sánchez Torres, Director General of OCPI, the Center received a request to hold a seminar to train OCPI’s staff on mediation of industrial property disputes in Havana, Cuba, on November 17 and 18.
CNR of El Salvador and WIPO concluded a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2016 to collaborate in the promotion of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options to resolve intellectual property disputes in El Salvador, and the potential utilization of case administration services of the WIPO Center. CNR has requested the Center to hold a Seminar on mediation of intellectual property disputes in San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 21. I will also participate in a meeting with CNR officials to explore further implementation of this collaboration.
IMPI Mexico and WIPO concluded a Memorandum of Understanding in September 2104 to collaborate in the promotion of ADR options for intellectual property disputes in Mexico, and the potential utilization of case administration services of the WIPO Center. IMPI Mexico is already promoting the use of WIPO ADR (promotional flyer attached). As indicated in the Outcome Report of the Evaluation and Programming Meeting of FIT/RoK (Industrial Property) (Report attached), as part of this collaboration IMPI Mexico and the Center will organize a Seminar to present the Center’s services and to explain its operation to local intellectual property practitioners. Speakers in this meeting will also include representative |