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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
CPR Patent Mediation Task Force Findings And Recommendations
Under the leadership of President and CEO Kathleen A. Bryan, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) formed a Patent Mediation Task Force to analyze methods and solutions for improving the use and efficiency of mediation in patent disputes. The chair of...
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Experts Discuss Arbitration Versus Litigation - A Roundtable
Editor: What are your thoughts about mounting criticism that arbitration is becoming as costly and time-consuming as full-scale litigation? Dreier: The ideal arbitration is one where there is (1) an impartial arbitrator familiar with the field of the dispute (or a fast learner), (2) controlled...
Read MoreProtecting Arbitration Documents In Federal Courts
The confidentiality of information exchanged during alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, such as arbitration and mediation, is recognized as one of the many reasons why parties choose to resolve a dispute using ADR rather than litigation. The common and increasing use of arbitration may...
Read MoreRoundtable:Arbitration - Is It Still A Viable Alternative To Litigation?
Editor: Given your experience in the field, do you believe that arbitration is becoming too costly? Hinchey: In recent years, the business community has complained that arbitration of commercial disputes is becoming just as time-consuming and costly as litigation. In 2009-2010, two...
Read MoreMandatory Consumer Arbitration
The inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in an increasingly large number of consumer contracts has caught the attention of many academics and legislators. In the academic arena, consumer arbitration has been both deeply criticized and adamantly defended. Critics of consumer arbitration point...
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