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Commercial Arbitration and
Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods


WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

ARBITRATION RULES
 


  1. General Provisions

    • Abbreviated Expressions (Article 1)

    • Scope of Application of Rules (Articles 2 and 3)

    • Notices, Periods of Time (Article 4)

    • Documents Required to be Submitted to the Center (Article 5)
       

  2. Commencement of the Arbitration

    • Request for Arbitration (Articles 6 to 10)

    • Answer to the Request (Articles 11 and 12)

    • Representation (Article 13)
       

  3. Composition and Establishment of the Tribunal

    • Number of Arbitrators (Article 14)

    • Appointment Pursuant to Procedure Agreed Upon by the Parties (Article 15)

    • Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator (Article 16)

    • Appointment of Three Arbitrators (Article 17)

    • Appointment of Three Arbitrators in Case of Multiple Claimants or Respondents (Article 18)

    • Default Appointment (Article 19)

    • Nationality of Arbitrators (Article 20)

    • Communication Between Parties and Candidates for Appointment as Arbitrator (Article 21)

    • Impartiality and Independence (Article 22)

    • Availability, Acceptance and Notification (Article 23)

    • Challenge of Arbitrators (Artiles 24 to 29)

    • Release from Appointment (Articles 30 to 32)

    • Replacement of an Arbitrator (Articles 33 and 34)

    • Truncated Tribunal (Article 35)

    • Pleas as to the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal (Article 36)
       

  4.  Conduct of the Arbitration

    • Transmission of the File to the Tribunal (Article 37)

    • General Powers of the Tribunal (Article 38)

    • Place of Arbitration (Article 39)

    • Language of Arbitration (Article 40)

    • Statement of Claim (Article 41)

    • Statement of Defense (Article 42)

    • Further Written Statements (Article 43)

    • Amendments to Claims or Defense (Article 44)

    • Communication Between Parties and Tribunal (Article 45)

    • Interim Measures of Protection; Security for Claims and Costs (Article 46)

    • Preparatory Conference (Article 47)

    • Evidence (Article 48)

    • Experiments (Article 49)

    • Site Visits (Article 50)

    • Agreed Primers and Models (Article 51)

    • Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information (Article 52)

    • Hearings (Article 53)

    • Witnesses (Article 54)

    • Experts Appointed by the Tribunal (Article 55)

    • Default (Article 56)

    • Closure of Proceedings (Article 57)

    • Waiver (Article 58)
       

  5.  Awards and Other Decisions

    • Laws Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute, the Arbitration and the Arbitration Agreement (Article 59)

    • Currency and Interest (Article 60)

    • Decision-Making (Article 61)

    • Form and Notification of Awards (Article 62)

    • Time Period for Delivery of the Final Award (Article 63)

    • Effect of Award (Article 64)

    • Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination (Article 65)

    • Correction of the Award and Additional Award (Article 66)
       

  6.  Fees and Costs

    • Fees of the Center (Articles 67 and 68)

    • Fees of the Arbitrators (Article 69)

    • Deposits (Article 70)

    • Award of Costs of Arbitration (Article 71)

    • Award of Costs Incurred by a Party (Article 72)
       

  7.   Confidentiality

    • Confidentiality of the Existence of the Arbitration (Article 73)

    • Confidentiality of Disclosures Made During the Arbitration (Article 74)

    • Confidentiality of the Award (Article 75)

    • Maintenance of Confidentiality by the Center and the Arbitrator (Article 76)
       

  8.  Miscellaneous

    • Exclusion of Liability (Article 77)

    • Waiver of Defamation (Article 78)

    • Schedule of Fees (Article 79)