WIPO Arbitration Rules
Effective from October 1, 1994

Chapter VI - Fees and Costs

Fees of the Center

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Article 68

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(a) An administration fee, which shall belong to the International Bureau of WIPO, shall be payable by the Claimant to the Center within 30 days after the commencement of the arbitration. The Center shall notify the Claimant of the amount of the administration fee as soon as possible after receipt of the Request for Arbitration.

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(b) In the case of a counter-claim, an administration fee shall also be payable by the Respondent to the Center within 30 days after the date on which the counter-claim referred to in Article 42(c) is made. The Center shall notify the Respondent of the amount of the administration fee as soon as possible after receipt of notification of the counter-claim.

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(c) The amount of the administration fee shall be calculated in accordance with the Schedule of Fees applicable on the date of commencement of the arbitration.

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(d) Where a claim or counter-claim is increased, the amount of the administration fee may be increased in accordance with the Schedule of Fees applicable under paragraph (c), and the increased amount shall be payable by the Claimant or the Respondent, as the case may be.

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(e) If a party fails, within 15 days after a second reminder in writing from the Center, to pay any administration fee due, it shall be deemed to have withdrawn its claim or counter-claim, or its increase in claim or counter-claim, as the case may be.

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(f) The Tribunal shall, in a timely manner, inform the Center of the amount of the claim and any counter-claim, as well as any increase thereof.

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