In the last two decades, accelerating technological progress, increasing economic globalization and the proliferation of international agreements have created new challenges for intellectual property law. In this collection of articles in honor of Professor Joseph Straus, more than 60 scholars and practitioners from the Americas, Asia and Europe provide legal, economic and policy perspectives on these challenges, with a particular focus on the challenges facing the modern patent system. Among the many topics addressed are the rapid development of specific technical fields such as biotechnology, the relationship of exclusive rights and competition, and the application of territorially limited IP laws in cross-border scenarios.

The manual deals with the relevant legal framework and the confidentiality of the arbitration procedure after an introduction into the peculiarities of arbitration disputes concerning IP disputes. Special emphasis is placed on the recitals in the drafting of the agreement, including the special features of the FRAND arbitration procedure. Furthermore, a description of what is to be observed in the implementation of the arbitration procedure and what remedies are available to the arbitration parties are presented in a practical manner. Finally, questions of the enforcement of arbitration laws in the field of intellectual property are dealt with. An indispensable tool for lawyers and patent attorneys.