To expedite the establishment of the arbitral tribunal, the periods of time relating to the appointment of the arbitrators in Articles 17(b) and 18(b) of the WIPO Arbitration Rules have been shortened to 15 days. [...] (35) In line with the WIPO Rules, the WIPO model submission agreements confirm that the applicable law, the place of mediation or arbitration and the language of the proceedings can be freely chosen by the parties.39 In WIPO expert determinations, the parties are also free to choose the language of the proceedings.40 If the parties choose to hold hearings at WIPO in Geneva, the WIPO Center arrange. [...] 2 At the time of the conclusion of the mediation submission agreement, parties have the option to limit the scope of the proceedings to a certain number of patents referred to in the Declaration, or to refer an entire patent portfolio to mediation. [...] 2 At the time of the conclusion of the arbitration submission agreement, parties have the option to limit the scope of the arbitration to a certain number of patents referred to in the Declaration, or to refer a patent portfolio to the arbitration. [...] 2 At the time of the conclusion of the expert determination submission agreement, parties have the option to limit the scope of the proceedings to a certain number of patents referred to in the Declaration, or to refer an entire patent portfolio to expert determination.
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