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WIPO Arbitration Rules
Effective from October 1, 1994
Chapter I - General Provisions
Abbreviated Expressions
Article 1
Scope of Application of Rules
Article 2
Article 3
Notices, Periods of Time
Article 4
Documents Required to Be Submitted to the Center
Article 5
Chapter II - Commencement of the Arbitration
Request for Arbitration
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Article 10
Answer to the Request
Article 11
Article 12
Representation
Article 13
Chapter III - Composition and Establishment of the Tribunal
Number of Arbitrators
Article 14
Appointment Pursuant to Procedure Agreed Upon by the Parties
Article 15
Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator
Article 16
Appointment of Three Arbitrators
Article 17
Appointment of Three Arbitrators in Case of Multiple Claimants or Respondents
Article 18
Default Appointment
Article 19
Nationality of Arbitrators
Article 20
Communication Between Parties and Candidates for Appointment as Arbitrator
Article 21
Impartiality and Independence
Article 22
Availability, Acceptance and Notification
Article 23
Challenge of Arbitrators
Article 24
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28
Article 29
Release from Appointment
Article 30
Article 31
Article 32
Replacement of an Arbitrator
Article 33
Article 34
Truncated Tribunal
Article 35
Pleas as to the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
Article 36
Chapter IV - Conduct of the Arbitration
Transmission of the File to the Tribunal
Article 37
General Powers of the Tribunal
Article 38
Place of Arbitration
Article 39
Language of Arbitration
Article 40
Statement of Claim
Article 41
Statement of Defense
Article 42
Further Written Statements
Article 43
Amendments to Claims or Defense
Article 44
Communication Between Parties and Tribunal
Article 45
Interim Measures of Protection; Security for Claims and Costs
Article 46
Preparatory Conference
Article 47
Evidence
Article 48
Experiments
Article 49
Site Visits
Article 50
Agreed Primers and Models
Article 51
Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information
Article 52
Hearings
Article 53
Witnesses
Article 54
Experts Appointed by the Tribunal
Article 55
Default
Article 56
Closure of Proceedings
Article 57
Waiver
Article 58
Chapter V - Awards and other Decisions
Laws Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute, the Arbitration and the Arbitration Agreement
Article 59
Currency and Interest
Article 60
Decision-Making
Article 61
Form and Notification of Awards
Article 62
Time Period for Delivery of the Final Award
Article 63
Effect of Award
Article 64
Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination
Article 65
Correction of the Award and Additional Award
Article 66
Chapter VI - Fees and Costs
Fees of the Center
Article 67
Article 68
Fees of the Arbitrators
Article 69
Deposits
Article 70
Award of Costs of Arbitration
Article 71
Award of Costs Incurred by a Party
Article 72
Chapter VII - Confidentiality
Confidentiality of the Existence of the Arbitration
Article 73
Confidentiality of Disclosures Made During the Arbitration
Article 74
Confidentiality of the Award
Article 75
Maintenance of Confidentiality by the Center and Arbitrator
Article 76
Chapter VIII - Miscellaneous
Exclusion of Liability
Article 77
Waiver of Defamation
Article 78
Metadata
SiSU Metadata, document information
Manifest
SiSU Manifest, alternative outputs etc.
WIPO Arbitration Rules, Effective from October 1, 1994
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
copy @ Lex Mercatoria
WIPO Arbitration Rules
Chapter IV - Conduct of the Arbitration
Hearings
(a) If either party so requests, the Tribunal shall hold a hearing for the presentation of evidence by witnesses, including expert witnesses, or for oral argument or for both. In the absence of a request, the Tribunal shall decide whether to hold such a hearing or hearings. If no hearings are held, the proceedings shall be conducted on the basis of documents and other materials alone.
(b) In the event of a hearing, the Tribunal shall give the parties adequate advance notice of the date, time and place thereof.
(c) Unless the parties agree otherwise, all hearings shall be in private.
(d) The Tribunal shall determine whether and, if so, in what form a record shall be made of any hearing.
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