The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) forms part of
the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Its rules of operation are have now
been published and are available
here. It operates independently, but carries out its tasks in
close contact and cooperation with the committees/bodies of the UPC
which will have to take decisions in relation to the operation of
the Centre.
The Centre has its seats in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Lisbon,
Portugal (as provided for under Article 35 UPC Agreement). It will
have a permanent address in both cities which can be used for
official communications. Mediation and arbitration proceedings can
be held either at the seats or elsewhere.
The objective of the Centre is to promote mediation and
arbitration in cases which fall wholly or in part within the
competence of the UPC. 2. Its objective includes in particular:
