IACT
International Arbitration Center in Tokyo
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IACT's ADVANTAGES
IACT provides certain key benefits that make arbitration before IACT a desirable path, including:
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IP Focus. IACT is well-suited to resolving international disputes involving standard essential patents.
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1-Year Time Limit. Each resolution will proceed with a one-year time limit from the formal initiation (ex. an appointment of the third arbitrator) unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
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Global coverage. Arbitrators and mediators are selected from major jurisdictions around the globe. The parties select and mutually agree to the arbitrators or mediator. In the event that the parties cannot agree, upon notice, the IACT administration will select or complete the selection with arbitrators from jurisdictions separate from the parties or the prior selections.
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Unparalleled Experience. Most arbitrators have presided over thousands of complicated cases as a judge, or have handled legislation as a director. Our experts have developed the current Intellectual Property law in each jurisdiction.
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Cost efficiency. IACT seeks to achieve cost efficiency by charging the arbitrators' hourly rates for time actually spent on the dispute, rather than using other commonly-used fee amounts such as a percentage of the amount in controversy. Although individual arbitrators' rates may vary, the benchmark arbitrator rate will be approximately 1,000 USD per hour.
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Appeal. In conjunction with the panel’s decision, the parties will have the opportunity to point out any major prejudicial errors to a supervisory panel composed of arbitrators from each of the five primary regions (China, Japan, Korea, U.S., and Europe). This may include a chance to make a brief oral presentation.
LEADERSHIP
Governing Board
Randall R. Rader
Chair
Ryuichi Shitara
Vice Chair
Zhang Guangliang
Vice Chair
Seongsoo Park
Vice Chair
Robin Jacob
Vice Chair
Secretariat
Katsuya Tamai
CEO
Kumiko Kitaoka
Secretary General
ARBITRATORS
Under the IACT Rules, the parties have a say in which arbitrators preside in any given proceeding. Below are some of the world's most experienced and respected former judges who have agreed to be available to arbitrate IACT disputes.
United States & Canada
Judge Randall R. Rader
Judge Sue Robinson
Judge Gerald Rosen
Judge Theodore Essex
China
Judge Zhang Guangliang
Judge Xiuping Ou
Judge Zhipei Jiang
Judge Xiangyun Kong
Judge Lihong Duan
Dr. Yuan Hao
Australia
Judge Annabelle Bennett
Korea
Judge Seongsoo Park
Young-June Yang
DuckSoon Chang
Judge Kijoong Kang
Japan
Judge Ryuichi Shitara
Judge Toshiaki Iimura
Judge Ryoichi Mimura
Judge Misao Shimizu
Europe
Judge Sir Robin Jacob
Judge Rian Kalden
Judge Fidelma Macken
Prof. Ryan Abbott
South America
Liliane Roriz
CONTACT US
Please direct inquiries at:
Sapia Tower 8th floor, 1-7-12 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 JAPAN
TEL:+81-3-5218-5260
FAX:+81-3-5218-5263
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