Understanding the Challenge From 2019 to 2022, the New Zealand International Arbitration Centre (NZIAC) collaborated with Gerard Doolin on an international research initiative exploring the causes of software project misalignment and the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in mitigating or resolving emerging contract disputes. Gerard Doolin, an NZIAC Panel Mediator and member of…
Introduction Mediation is commonly used as a form of appropriate dispute resolution (ADR) for various types of disputes, and this is increasingly so for intellectual property (IP) disputes. As recorded in the inaugural IP section of the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) Survey: 2024 Final Report (SIDRA IP Survey), 86% of the respondents…
One of the important things that struck me about Dr. Anna Howard’s brilliant research into Mediation is the discovery that the General Counsel she interviewed for her project feel disappointed that the promise of mediation has not been realized. I feel the same disappointment – although my disappointment has a somewhat different source. What seems…
In this interview, Dr. Frank Gerhards shares his experience in using mediation proceedings to successfully resolve an active ingredient patent dispute between two major crop protection companies. Dr. Frank Gerhards is a qualified German patent attorney and representative before the European Patent Office, employed with Bayer Intellectual Property (BIP) since 2006 and group leader since…
