Judges from 74 Countries Attend Second Annual WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum

One hundred and twenty eight judges from 74 countries gathered at WIPO headquarters in Geneva for the second annual Intellectual Property Judges Forum, which provides a global platform for judges to share expertise on the most pressing IP questions raised by accelerating innovation and the cross-border use of IP.

In addressing the judges, Mr. Gurry said that technological change was happening at such a rapid pace that rule-making deliberative bodies, like national legislatures, were struggling to keep up.

“We’re all struggling with the speed of technological change, whether it is parliaments trying to come to terms with what is happening in the economy or whether it’s the judiciary confronted with new questions because there is no satisfactory policy answer at the moment. We’re all dealing with, I think, the same problem in different ways,” said Mr. Gurry.

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