Introduction – Patent – Introduction to patent – Patent dispute settlement mechanism – Dispute settlement through Arbitration – Disadvantages of arbitration – Public policy concerns in arbitration – Settling patent disputes through arbitration – Public policy concerns in patent arbitration – Arbitration of patent disputes and public policy concerns – Party autonomy and arbitration in patent disputes – Neutral third party as an arbitrator in a patent dispute – Patent cases are multi-jurisdictional in nature – Patent dispute and confidentiality in the dispute settlement mechanisms – Hybrid ADR mechanisms as a patent dispute settlement mechanism – Conclusion and suggestions – References.