The aim of this study is to elucidate whether arbitration offers advantages compared to the patent litigation system … which is currently existing in Germany. To answer this question three essential characteristics of the current German patent … injunctive relief provided by German patent law, and the so-called ‘injunction gap’ as a result of bifurcating infringement and …

designs over less attractive ones. It relies upon a data set that includes all design patent decisions from 1982 until 2010 in … which a court made a final determination of validity or infringement, with every design patent at issue therein classified … legal doctrine and empirical data reflect a decline in the importance of aesthetic considerations in design patent decisions …

Despite local instances of single arbitrators’ corruption not having proven completely absent from arbitration … the foundations of arbitration communities on a regional, let alone global, level. However, this eventually occurred in …, might fall for corruption; criminologically, it suggests that arbitration as a dispute-resolution mechanism can find itself …

private international law and arbitration. The author opens the paper with the general differentiation between substantive and … primarily to the specifics of such differentiation in arbitration and to a comparison with litigation. The general comments are …

possibility of choosing the lex arbitri, as the areas that come into consideration in connection with arbitration. They include … applicable to the assessment of validity and effects of the arbitration agreement. The determination of the law applicable to the … arbitration agreement is by no means an end in itself. If we accept the premise that the validity of the arbitration agreement is …

is article describes the legal issues of the development and use of electronic arbitration systems as an alternative … method of dispute resolution. E-arbitration and arbitration are interrelated concepts, but electronic arbitration aligns with … the trends of deformalized arbitration. Despite the formal legality, the trend is breaking the existing legal framework …

This first comprehensive empirical study on provisional measures in investment treaty arbitration examines more than a … arbitration rules and measures requested as well as the cases most frequently relied upon by international tribunals.The study … arbitration rules, the types of provisional measures, the requirements for the granting of provisional measures, as well as the …

In the context of harmonisation of arbitration law and practice worldwide, to what extent do local legal traditions … still infuence local arbitration practices, especially at a time when non-Western countries are playing an increasingly … confronting current trends in transnational arbitration. Is China showing signs of adapting to the current trend of transnational …