Things every client should understand about intellectual property disputes

Keys to success in dispute resolution

• Push hard for an early fair settlement, as the longer the dispute persists, the greater the cost.

• Resolving a complex dispute is a project like any other --- you need a good team, a good manager, project milestones, and deadlines.

• Do your homework early on.

• Make sure that, at each critical negotiation session, each party is represented by individuals having the power to negotiate and resolve the dispute.

• Insist that the settlement agreement make sense to all concerned lest you be back six (6) months later disputing the settlement.