{"id":1191,"date":"2013-02-16T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T16:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businessconflictmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2013-02-16T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T16:43:13","slug":"1191","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessconflictmanagement.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/1191\/","title":{"rendered":"New Patent Dispute Protocol from CPR Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the CPR Institute:<\/p>\n

CPR\u2019s Patent Mediation Task Force released its\u00a0Effective Practices Protocol<\/a>\u00a0today endorsing the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in patent disputes, an area in which the cost of litigation expenses have become astronomical.<\/p>\n

In 2010, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), the only independent non-profit organization whose mission is to help global business and their lawyers resolve complex commercial disputes more cost effectively and efficiently, formed the Patent Mediation Task Force to analyze methods and solutions for improving the use and efficiency of mediation in patent disputes. The Chair of the Task Force is Manny W. Schecter, IBM Chief Patent Counsel.<\/p>\n

The Task Force formed three subcommittees to examine mediation best practices from each of five stakeholder perspectives: in house-counsel\/business people, outside counsel, mediators, judges, and provider organizations. Each subcommittee focused its evaluation on one of three distinct topics: pre-mediation, mediation, and unique issues in patent cases. The subcommittees consolidated their findings into the newly promulgated report that highly recommends the use of mediation in patent cases.<\/p>\n

The Subcommittee members are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pre-Mediation<\/strong>
\nHarrie Samaras (Chair)
\nJason Burwell
\nRobert F. Copple
\nAnne B. Kiernan
\nRussell E. Levine
\nRichard Rainey
\nJay Stewart
\nS.I. Strong
\nPhillip C. Swain<\/td>\n		Mediation<\/strong>
\nKevin Casey (Chair)
\nKenneth R. Adamo
\nHon. Edward N. Cahn
\nDennis Crouch
\nMark Edwards
\nHon. John S. Martin
\nPeter Michaelson
\nRobert T. Tobin<\/td>\n		Unique Issues in Patent Cases<\/strong>
\nJohn M. Delehanty (Chair)
\nBruce G. Bernstein
\nM. Scott Donahey
\nDon W. Martens
\nHon. Paul R. Michel
\nSteven W. Miller
\nMaxim (Mac) H. Waldbaum
\nJohn K. Williamson
\nThomas F. Fleming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

According to Kathleen A. Bryan, President and CEO of the CPR Institute, \u201cThe CPR Institute has been a pioneer in seeking improvements to private resolution in disputes involving intellectual property and patents.\u00a0 This new protocol has the potential to find solutions to earlier resolution of patent disputes, which are the most costly cases for many companies.\u201d Mr. Schecter of IBM agreed, saying, \u201cThe Task Force\u2019s Report is groundbreaking and will help the industry overcome barriers to mediation of patent disputes that will save businesses from wasteful litigation costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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