Mediation

On October 3, 2005, the court initiated an Appellate Mediation Program. The program is authorized by an en banc order, revised on September 18, 2006, and is operated in accordance with the Guidelines, last revised on May 1, 2008. The court has approved a list of individuals to serve as mediators. In addition to the documents already mentioned, the following forms can be printed or completed on-line:

• Appellate Mediation Program Guidelines (effective May 1, 2008)
• Docketing Statement
• Confidential Joint Request to Enter Appellate Mediation Program
• Mediator Application
• List of Mediators
• Confidential Mediation Survey for Parties
• Confidential Mediator Report

Statistics from the Circuit Mediation Office

Below are tables of the activities of the Circuit Mediation Office including number of appeals brought into mediation, number of appeals settled (both patent and non-patent) and success rates, for calendar years 2007 to the present.

• Table, 2007
• Table, 2008 
• Table, 2009
• Table, 2010
• Table 2011; First Quarter, Second Quarter, Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter 

Contact Information

For questions concerning the court's Mediation Program, call (202) 275-8120.