Neutrals

The list below includes only neutrals who have consented to the publication of their names, experience and areas of expertise on the PMAC website. The PMAC maintains a broader list of neutrals, which may be shared with users who file a request for the relevant proceedings.

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Neutrals

Role

General Expertise

Tech Expertise

Michael Cover

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland flag British - 45+ years of experience - Languages: en, de, fr

  • Mediator
  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Sole and Emergency Arbitrator
  • Expert
  • Antitrust/Competition
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • Finance
  • National Patents
  • Trademark

Mattia Dalla Costa

Italy flag Italian - Germany flag German - 29+ years of experience - Languages: en, de, fr, es, it

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Antitrust/Competition
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • SEPs/FRAND
  • SPCs
  • Trademark

Richard Davis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland flag British - 27+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Sole and Emergency Arbitrator
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • SEPs/FRAND
  • SPCs
  • Trademark

Álvaro De Castro

Spain flag Spanish - France flag French - 17+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • National Patents
  • SEPs/FRAND
  • SPCs
  • Trademark

Guillaume de La Bigne

France flag French - 35+ years of experience - Languages: en, fr

  • Mediator
  • Associated Mediator
  • Expert
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • Trademark
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Damages
  • SEPs/FRAND

Frederic Debusseré

Belgium flag Belgian - 24+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • Trademark

Giovanna Rosaria Del Bene

Italy flag Italian - 30+ years of experience - Languages: en, it

  • Mediator
  • Associated Mediator
  • Expert
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Design
  • Trademark

Enrique Delgado

Spain flag Spanish - 33+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Mediator
  • Associated Mediator
  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Sole and Emergency Arbitrator
  • Expert
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • Trademark

Anne Desaix

France flag French - 35+ years of experience - Languages: en, fr

  • Mediator
  • Associated Mediator
  • Expert
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • SPCs
  • Trademark

Saravanan Dhandapani

India flag Indian - 33+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Mediator
  • Associated Mediator
  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Sole and Emergency Arbitrator
  • Expert
  • Business
  • Commercial
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • Finance
  • Trademark

Matthieu Dhenne

France flag French - 15+ years of experience - Languages: en, de, fr

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Expert
  • Antitrust/Competition
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Damages
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • SEPs/FRAND
  • SPCs
  • Trademark

Antonio Di Bernardo

Italy flag Italian - 20+ years of experience - Languages: en

  • Member of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Expert
  • Copyright and other IP
  • Design
  • European Patents
  • European Patents with Unitary Effect
  • National Patents
  • SEPs/FRAND

Neutrals - Arbitrators

Neutrals - Mediators

Neutrals - Experts

Arbitration

Mediation

Hybrid Med-Arb procedure

Expert Determination

SEPs/FRAND Disputes