The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Shanghai Service recently reportedly that it has handled 100 mediation cases since its establishment in 2019.

The Shanghai Service – located in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone – is the first foreign arbitral institution in China for foreign-related intellectual property or IP disputes.

Among the 100 cases, 90 have been concluded, with an overall settlement rate of nearly 36 percent.

The cases involved various types of IP – such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, unfair competition and technical services contracts.

The parties in the cases came from 15 countries, including the United States, Japan, Finland and Switzerland.