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:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.​​

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

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China

Judge Zhang Guangliang

Judge Xiuping Ou

Judge Zhipei Jiang

Judge Xiangyun Kong

Judge Lihong Duan

Dr. Yuan Hao

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Australia

Judge Annabelle Bennett

Korea

Judge Seongsoo Park

Young-June Yang
DuckSoon Chang
Judge Kijoong Kang

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Japan

Judge Ryuichi Shitara

Judge Toshiaki Iimura

Judge Ryoichi Mimura

Judge Misao Shimizu

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Europe

Judge Sir Robin Jacob

Judge Rian Kalden

Judge Fidelma Macken

Prof. Ryan Abbott

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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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