WIPO empowers judiciaries to fulfill their vital role in ensuring that intellectual property (IP), innovation and creative ecosystems are balanced and effective.
The WIPO Judicial Institute and relevant WIPO sectors work with judges from around the world to create a space for dialogue and exchange of information and practices, to deliver capacity building activities, to produce in-depth resources on topics of relevance to the global judiciary, and to provide free and open access to IP-related legal knowledge to everyone through the WIPO Lex database.
Our work is guided by an Advisory Board of Judges who represent broad geographical and technical coverage. Members serve in their personal capacity for two year terms.
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WIPO creates global platforms for exchange of experiences and expertise among national and regional judiciaries.
WIPO provides publications and other resource tools that promote in-depth understanding of topics of relevance to the global IP judiciary.
WIPO works with national太阳城申博平台 to provide holistic and tailored capacity building support to increase the IP knowledge and skills of judges.
The WIPO Academy offers judicial education on IP based on the Academy’s general distance learning course on IP (DL-101).
WIPO capacity-building activities in the field of the judicial administration of intellectual property.
Selected events for judges organized by WIPO member states and observers.
Through the WIPO Lex database WIPO provides free and open access to legal information on IP from around the world, including IP laws and regulations, IP-related treaties, and judicial decisions in IP.
IP infringements routinely impact on multiple territories, resulting in questions of jurisdiction, applicable law, and enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments.
Whilst not obligatory, there is a trend to specialize or centralize the handling of certain types of IP disputes. When is it advantageous or necessary to establish specialized IP courts?
Although personal 3D printing has not developed as anticipated, industrial 3D printing is playing a bigger role in advanced manufacturing. Professor Matthew Rimmer takes a look at recent developments in IP litigation and policy with respect to 3D printing.