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44 Rutgers L. Rec. 1 (2016-2017)

handle is hein.journals/rutglr44 and id is 1 raw text is: Rutgers Law Record RUTGERS LAW RECORD The Digital Journal of Rutgers School ofLaw lawrecord.com Volume 44 2016-2017 THE BENEFITS OF ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTES MARCJONAS BLOCK As global commerce continues to expand, the volume of cross-border disputes regarding commercial and intellectual property ' disputes has increased substantially. Contract, business and intellectual property disputes are protected by laws which might vary from region to region. The question naturally arises as to the proper forum to handle international litigation between parties located in different countries and across cultural divides. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) allows interested parties to explore options, beyond traditional judicial intervention, to handle global commercial and intellectual property disputes. * Marc Jonas Block is a partner at Littleton Joyce Ughetta Park & Kelly LLP, and a designated Neutral with the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization. (Bio located at http://www.littletonjoyce.com/attomeys/marc-block). 1 Intellectual Property is a creation that comes from a person's mind, such as an idea, invention, or process. See MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S LEARNER'S DICTIONARY (2016); See also What is InteLlectual Properj, WIPO WORLD INTELL. PROP. ORG, http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ (last visited Jul. 31,2016) (Intellectual property... refers to creations OF the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.'. -1 - Volume 44 2016-2017