Theory and practice of intellectual property
№ 5 / 2019
ISSN (Print) 2308-0361
ISSN (Online) 2519-2744
PDF (Ukrainian)DOI: https://doi.org/10.33731/52019.186327
Published 2019-12-15
Mediation: international and national experience
Наталія Мінченко
Ukraine
Ніна Самоловова
Ukraine
Abstract
In this article, the authors intend to explore the advantage of the mediation process, to explain the main features and benefits of mediation. Intellectual property mediation is one of the varieties of alternative dispute resolution with the participation of a neutral, disinterested third party to the conflict — a mediator who helps the parties to reach a certain dispute settlement. The mediator should have maximum knowledge and a strong desire to reconcile the parties. At the same time, the parties fully control the decision-making process and the terms of resolution of the conflict. Mediation is a kind of a dispute resolution. The role of the mediator is more complex than the role of the court or judge. The mediator should help the parties to the dispute to find a solution to the issue under consideration. The mediator has to help the parties to resolve the subject-matter of dispute and by his actions contributes to the adoption of a voluntary correct decision between the parties, facilitates the process of mutual communication, understanding of positions and interests, focuses the parties on their interests and seeks a productive solution to the problem, enabling the parties to reach agreement. Other than litigation process, when a neutral third party (as a general principle — a judge) imposes a decision on the matter under consideration, the parties and their mediator tend to control the mediation process by deciding next items:
– when and where the mediation process will take place;
– who will attend;
– how the mediation process will be paid;
– how the mediator will interact with the parties.
In recent years the commercial world has shown a strong interest in the mediation process. This interest is due, in part, to the dissatisfaction of the parties with the cost and duration of some of the litigation and the outcome of settlement of disputes during the court hearings. Experience has shown that the mediation process often leads to a result, acceptable to both parties to the dispute. Research of international and national practice permit the conclusion on the progressiveness of the mediation institute in the area of intellectual property regarding to other alternative forms of dispute settlement and the necessity to implement them in Ukraine at the legislative level.
Keywords: mediation, intellectual property, international experience, dispute settlement, benefits of mediation, mediation process
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