Voices from the 2022 WIPO IP Judges Forum

Judges from around the world who attended the WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum in November 2022 share their thoughts on the challenges of adjudicating intellectual property (IP) disputes, the benefits of cross-border judicial dialogue, and how WIPO can assist IP judges in their role of ensuring a balanced and effective IP ecosystem.

The Forum is an annual event organized by the WIPO Judicial Institute as part of WIPO’s work with the judiciaries.

Rafael Francisco Barreiro, Judge, National Commercial Court of Appeal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Stephen Burley, Justice, Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, Australia

Souad El Farhaoui, Judge and Director of Education, Higher Institute of Magistracy, Rabat, Morocco

Klaus Grabinski, President, Court of Appeal, Unified Patent Court, Luxembourg

Paul Faustin Kihwelo, Justice, Court of Appeal, Dar es Salaam; Principal, Institute of Judicial Administration, Lushoto, United Republic of Tanzania

Lydia Mugambe, Justice, High Court, Kampala, Uganda

Zane Pētersone, Judge, Supreme Court of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Luis Antonio Soler Pascual, Judge, Provincial High Court of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Caroline Tauk, Federal Judge, Regional Federal Court of the Second Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil