Sebastian Urban, mediator in the International Mediation Centre
2nd CASE UNDER MEDIATION
PARTIES:
– a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners from England
– a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners from China
AMOUNT IN DISPUTE: Difficult to estimate
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE MATTER, INCLUDING THE REACHED SETTLEMENT
A Vacuum cleaner manufacturer from England claimed the withdrawal of a Chinese Vacuum cleaner from the English market and for the Chinese company to cease production of a particular type of vacuum cleaner. The settlement constituted that the Chinese company withdrew the vacuum cleaner from the British market and ceased manufacturing the said vacuum cleaner which was very similar to the flagship product of the English manufacturer.