The UK's Patent Office recently received a prestigious award in this year’s annual Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution Awards.
The award was received for the introduction, in April 2006, of a new mediation service to help companies and individuals involved in intellectual property (IP) disputes.
The independent panel of judges stated late last month:
“That the Patent Office had made an extraordinary achievement in introducing ADR (alternative dispute resolution) into its work in resolving disputes. It showed leadership and innovation, with the ability to impact on how an entire sector will manage its conflicts.”
Ron Marchant Chief Executive of the Patent Office, welcomed the award, observing that:
"Effective enforcement of rights is one of our priorities, and we hope that in the future mediation and our mediation service will make an increasing contribution to resolution of disputes as an alternative to expensive court action."
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