Beyond Courts: ADR’s Influence in Navigating Intellectual Property Rights

In this essay, we set out to understand the potentiality of increasing reliance on Alternative Dispute Resolution techniques for Intellectual Property Disputes in India and internationally. Through a doctrinal study of judicial precedents and legislative provisions, the essay attempts to analyze how the jurisprudence has developed over the years and recognizes the legal lacuna present in the current practice. Further, the essay sheds light on how the positives of alternative dispute resolution methods can be used in the arena of Intellectual Property matters.