Set out below are the WIPO Arbitration Rules, divided up per section of the Rules. Alternatively, if you wish to print or access these Rules without interruption, you may access a single document version (pdf).

I. General Provisions

• Abbreviated Expressions (Article 1)
• Scope of Application of Rules (Articles 2 and 3)
• Notices and Periods of Time (Article 4)
• Documents Required to be Submitted to the Center (Article 5)

II. Commencement of the Arbitration

• Request for Arbitration (Articles 6 to 10)
• Answer to the Request (Articles 11 and 12)
• Representation (Article 13)

III. Composition and Establishment of the Tribunal

• Number of Arbitrators (Article 14)
• Appointment Pursuant to Procedure Agreed Upon by the Parties (Article 15)
• Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator (Article 16)
• Appointment of Three Arbitrators (Article 17)
• Appointment of Three Arbitrators in Case of Multiple Claimants or Respondents (Article 18)
• Default Appointment (Article 19)
• Nationality of Arbitrators (Article 20)
• Communication Between Parties and Candidates for Appointment as Arbitrator (Article 21)
• Impartiality and Independence (Article 22)
• Availability, Acceptance and Notification (Article 23)
• Challenge of Arbitrators (Artiles 24 to 29)
• Release from Appointment (Articles 30 to 32)
• Replacement of an Arbitrator (Articles 33 and 34)
• Truncated Tribunal (Article 35)
• Pleas as to the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal (Article 36)

IV. Conduct of the Arbitration

• Transmission of the File to the Tribunal (Article 37)
• General Powers of the Tribunal (Article 38)
• Place of Arbitration (Article 39)
• Language of Arbitration (Article 40)
• Statement of Claim (Article 41)
• Statement of Defense (Article 42)
• Further Written Statements (Article 43)
• Amendments to Claims or Defense (Article 44)
• Communication Between Parties and Tribunal (Article 45)
• Interim Measures of Protection and Security for Claims and Costs (Article 46)
• Preparatory Conference (Article 47)
• Evidence (Article 48)
• Experiments (Article 49)
• Site Visits (Article 50)
• Agreed Primers and Models (Article 51)
• Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information (Article 52)
• Hearings (Article 53)
• Witnesses (Article 54)
• Experts Appointed by the Tribunal (Article 55)
• Default (Article 56)
• Closure of Proceedings (Article 57)
• Waiver (Article 58)

V. Awards and other Decisions

• Laws Applicable to the Substance of the Dispute, the Arbitration and the Arbitration Agreement (Article 59)
• Currency and Interest (Article 60)
• Decision-Making (Article 61)
• Form and Notification of Awards (Article 62)
• Time Period for Delivery of the Final Award (Article 63)
• Effect of Award (Article 64)
• Settlement or Other Grounds for Termination (Article 65)
• Correction of the Award and Additional Award (Article 66)

VI. Fees and Costs

• Fees of the Center (Articles 67 and 68)
• Fees of the Arbitrators (Article 69)
• Deposits (Article 70)
• Award of Costs of Arbitration (Article 71)
• Award of Costs Incurred by a Party (Article 72)

VII. Confidentiality

• Confidentiality of the Existence of the Arbitration (Article 73)
• Confidentiality of Disclosures Made During the Arbitration (Article 74)
• Confidentiality of the Award (Article 75)
• Maintenance of Confidentiality by the Center and Arbitrator (Article 76)

VIII. Miscellaneous

• Exclusion of Liability (Article 77)
• Waiver of Defamation (Article 78)