Navigating Mediation for complex IP disputes

Speakers

• Peter Brownlow – Partner – Bird & Bird LLP, London
• Heike Wollgast – Head of the IP Disputes Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Jane Player – International commercial and IP mediator
• Michael Silverleaf KC – Barrister – 11 South Square

• Spaces: 120
• Venue: Bird & Bird LLP, 12 New Fetter Lane, London , EC4A 1JP

What this session will cover

Strategies for effective dispute resolution in complex Intellectual Property cases. What commercial practitioners need to know. Insights, tips, horizon scanning from leaders in the field.

Join us in person at Bird & Bird’s London office or online as we explore mediation in complex IP disputes. The session will include lessons and tips from the global coal-face. This high-level international panel will discuss the realities of what is actually happening on the ground based on their practical experiences.

We will discuss:

• The realities of advising clients to go into IP mediations – what concerns do clients express, and how are they addressed in practice?
• What actually happens in IP mediations?  Process, preparation and negotiation.
• Practical decision-making in IP mediations.
• The practical challenges for mediators mediating IP disputes.
• WIPO’s institutional insights – What trends is WIPO seeing in mediation?

There will be time for Q&A and we encourage a lively debate.

Who should attend?

The session will be of interest to lawyers and commercial parties operating in the IP sector, mediators, arbitrators, academics, and others.