A final award dismissed every claim brought against Aceris Law’s client, rejected substantial claims for patent damages and royalties, upheld two of the client’s counterclaims and ordered the claimant to reimburse more than 90% of the client’s legal, expert and arbitration costs in a multimillion-dollar ICC arbitration. Aceris Law is pleased to announce a decisive […]
Intellectual Property Arbitration
A FRANDly Forum? The Growing Role of Arbitration in SEP Disputes
Standard-essential patent (“SEP”) disputes expose a fundamental mismatch between territorial patent rights and global technology markets. Although patents are granted and enforced nationally, the standards they protect, and the products that implement those standards, operate across borders. A single licensing disagreement may therefore trigger parallel infringement, validity and fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) rate-setting proceedings […]
WIPO Arbitration
WIPO is the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. It was founded in 1967 and is part of the United Nations. Its mission consists in achieving a balanced and effective international IP system, thus enabling innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. The WIPO […]
International Arbitration and Intellectual Property (IP) Disputes
International arbitration is an increasingly popular method for the resolution of intellectual property (“IP”) disputes. This does not come as a surprise, considering the increasing importance of intellectual property to economic prosperity, international trade and commercial profits in today’s globalized and digitalized world. Traditionally, IP disputes were mainly heard by national courts. This is because […]
