The smartphone wars have conjured up the spectre of protracted IP litigation spread around the world. The prospect of fighting simultaneous, costly court battles in different continents is enough to keep even the most grizzled in-house counsel awake at night. But Ignacio de Castro of WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center has a remedy for dispute-induced insomnia
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