• report on WIPO trademark related arbitrations
• brief overview of WIPO arbitration rules
• costs of arbitration proceedings
• which arbitration places and laws are most often involved in trademark related arbitrations?

• war stories, how was the arbitration process
• pros and cons of arbitration vs. state court litigation
• interplay between arbitration and state court litigation, preliminary injunctions
• costs and durations

Part 4:
The legal representative's perspective

• role of the mediator
• what is the mediator trying to achieve and how he goes about that
• structure of the mediation and timings
• the mediator's view of the role of the lawyers in this process, what are the do's and don'ts

• the mediation process in the US
• assessing if mediation is in the interest of the client - the types of trade mark disputes which are suitable
• selecting the mediator
• conducting a US mediation
• recent developments

• summary of the EUIPO process and when it is applicable
• guidelines for parties
• EUIPO’s approach at the mediation