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ADR in IP: Is there a better way?

By Mark VB Partridge

The AIPLA Economic Survey reports that the average cost for patent litigation disputes is over $5,000,000.00 where the amount in controversy exceeds $25 million.  This begs the question: "Is there a better way?"

I will be speaking at a Illinois State Bar Association CLE program on June 14 in Chicago and on June 28 in Bloomington.  My topic, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Disputes."  My thesis: ADR, especially mediation, is an effective tool for IP disputes that can achieve better results, quicker, at a lower cost, than traditional litigation. 

The title of my talk is "ADR in IP: Is there a better way?"  ...

Full post as published by Guiding Rights Blog on June 12, 2007 (boomark / email).