Panelists discuss the judicial role in developing IP law and the value of transnational dialogue (Photo: WIPO/Berrod).

WIPO Hosts First Intellectual Property Judges Forum

November 11, 2018November 12, 2018 RMN News Geneva, Intellectual Property, Judges, WIPO

WIPO Hosts First Intellectual Property Judges Forum

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) invited judges to engage in the transnational dialogue at the inaugural meeting of the Intellectual Property Judges Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland on November 7 – 9, 2018.

The Forum aimed to provide a platform for judges from across the globe to exchange their expertise on the most pressing intellectual property (IP) challenges raised by accelerating innovation and the increasingly cross-border use of IP.

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WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and other speakers addressed the participants at the Forum.

According to WIPO, more than 100 judges from 64 countries gathered at WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva for the first-ever Intellectual Property Judges Forum.