WIPO Arbitration Rules
Effective from October 1, 1994

Chapter V - Awards and other Decisions

Form and Notification of Awards

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Article 62

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(a) The Tribunal may make preliminary, interim, interlocutory, partial or final awards.

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(b) The award shall be in writing and shall state the date on which it was made, as well as the place of arbitration in accordance with Article 39(a).

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(c) The award shall state the reasons on which it is based, unless the parties have agreed that no reasons should be stated and the law applicable to the arbitration does not require the statement of such reasons.

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(d) The award shall be signed by the arbitrator or arbitrators. The signature of the award by a majority of the arbitrators, or, in the case of Article 61, second sentence, by the presiding arbitrator, shall be sufficient. Where an arbitrator fails to sign, the award shall state the reason for the absence of the signature.

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(e) The Tribunal may consult the Center with regard to matters of form, particularly to ensure the enforceability of the award.

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(f) The award shall be communicated by the Tribunal to the Center in a number of originals sufficient to provide one for each party, the arbitrator or arbitrators and the Center. The Center shall formally communicate an original of the award to each party and the arbitrator or arbitrators.

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(g) At the request of a party, the Center shall provide it, at cost, with a copy of the award certified by the Center. A copy so certified shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of Article IV(1)(a) of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, New York, June 10, 1958.

WIPO Arbitration Rules Effective from October 1, 1994

Chapter I - General Provisions

Abbreviated Expressions

Scope of Application of Rules

Notices, Periods of Time

Documents Required to Be Submitted to the Center

Chapter II - Commencement of the Arbitration

Request for Arbitration

Answer to the Request

Representation

Chapter III - Composition and Establishment of the Tribunal

Number of Arbitrators

Appointment Pursuant to Procedure Agreed Upon by the Parties

Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator

Appointment of Three Arbitrators

Appointment of Three Arbitrators in Case of Multiple Claimants or Respondents

Default Appointment

Nationality of Arbitrators

Communication Between Parties and Candidates for Appointment as Arbitrator

Impartiality and Independence

Availability, Acceptance and Notification

Challenge of Arbitrators

Release from Appointment

Replacement of an Arbitrator

Truncated Tribunal

Pleas as to the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal

Chapter IV - Conduct of the Arbitration

Transmission of the File to the Tribunal

General Powers of the Tribunal

Place of Arbitration

Language of Arbitration

Statement of Claim

Statement of Defense

Further Written Statements

Amendments to Claims or Defense

Communication Between Parties and Tribunal

Interim Measures of Protection; Security for Claims and Costs

Preparatory Conference

Evidence

Experiments

Site Visits

Agreed Primers and Models

Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information

Hearings

Witnesses

Experts Appointed by the Tribunal

Default

Closure of Proceedings

Waiver

Chapter V - Awards and other Decisions

Laws Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute, the Arbitration and the Arbitration Agreement

Currency and Interest

Decision-Making

Form and Notification of Awards

Time Period for Delivery of the Final Award

Effect of Award

Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination

Correction of the Award and Additional Award

Chapter VI - Fees and Costs

Fees of the Center

Fees of the Arbitrators

Deposits

Award of Costs of Arbitration

Award of Costs Incurred by a Party

Chapter VII - Confidentiality

Confidentiality of the Existence of the Arbitration

Confidentiality of Disclosures Made During the Arbitration

Confidentiality of the Award

Maintenance of Confidentiality by the Center and Arbitrator

Chapter VIII - Miscellaneous

Exclusion of Liability

Waiver of Defamation

WIPO Arbitration Rules
Effective from October 1, 1994