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WIPO to establish an arbitration and mediation center in Singapore | Practical Law

Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel (Senior Partner) and Andre Maniam (Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department), WongPartnership LLP

WIPO to establish an arbitration and mediation center in Singapore

Practical Law Legal Update 9-422-1263 (Approx. 2 pages)

WIPO to establish an arbitration and mediation center in Singapore

Published on 13 Aug 2009 • International, Singapore
Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel (Senior Partner) and Andre Maniam (Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department), WongPartnership LLP
Singapore has signed an agreement with WIPO for the establishment of a Singapore Office of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The WIPO Center is scheduled to officially open in January 2010.
Singapore has signed an agreement with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the establishment of a Singapore Office of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center). The WIPO Center is scheduled to officially open in January 2010. It will be the only WIPO Center in the Asia Pacific Region and will provide the following services:
  • Promoting alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services in the region.
  • Providing training and advice on procedures such as arbitration, mediation and expert determination.
  • Administering and facilitating hearings in cases conducted under the WIPO Rules in Singapore.
WIPO and Singapore have also agreed to establish an international WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Scheme for Film Related Disputes (WIPO Film ADR Scheme). It will be developed by the WIPO Center in collaboration with Singapore's Media Development Authority, a statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts that promotes and regulates the country's media sector.