Why use the WIPO dispute-resolution procedures?
The WIPO dispute-resolution procedures offer: • One single procedure (as opposed to several court actions in different countries), which, in the case of arbitration, produces a result that is final and enforceable internationally • Savings of time and cost • Party autonomy in choosing the applicable law, procedure and language of the proceedings • Neutrality in relation to the law, language and institutional culture of the parties • The possibility to have specialized expertise represented on the arbitral tribunal or through the mediator • Strict confidentiality • Modern rules accommodating the specific characteristics of intellectual property disputes
