NEW YORK, Dec 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- John M. Delehanty, a Member in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has been appointed to the Patent Mediation Task Force by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute), a nonprofit alliance of global corporations, law firms, scholars, and public institutions dedicated to the principles of commercial conflict prevention. Mr. Delehanty was also named Chair of the Subcommittee on Unique Issues in Patent Mediations.

The formation of the Task Force by the CPR Institute marks an effort to explore ways to improve the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in patent disputes. The first project of the group is the development of an "Effective Practices Protocol" (EPP) for promoting mediation of patent disputes.

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