Capacity-Building Activities for Judges

WIPO capacity-building activities in the field of the judicial administration of intellectual property (IP). This list will continue to be updated.

Title Date Venue

Seminar on Current Issues in Intellectual Property Rights for Judges

September 3 and 4, 2024

Jurmala, Latvia
Judicial Colloquium on Copyright, Trademarks and Case Management for the Judiciary of the United Republic of Tanzania

June 26 and 27, 2024

Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
XX WIPO/AECID/OEPM Regional Seminar on IP for Judges of Latin America

June 10 to June 14, 2024

Montevideo, Uruguay
Workshop on the Judicial Adjudication and Criminal Prosecution of Trademark Matters in Egypt

May 1, 2, 8, 15 and 16, 2024

Cairo, Egypt (Hybrid)

Workshop on Intellectual Property Adjudication for Members of the Ukrainian Judiciary

April 24, May 15, June 5, and June 26, 2024

Kyiv, Ukraine

Judicial Colloquium in Intellectual Property

March 20 to 21, 2024

Havana, Cuba

Workshop on the Judicial Review of Trademark Registrability November 2 and 3, 2023

Nursultan, Kazakhstan

Sub-regional Workshop WIPO-OAPI-UEMOA-INPI-MCIPPME on Intellectual Property Adjudication for Judges from OAPI Member States and other francophone African countries October 10 to October 11, 2023 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property for Judges September 12 to September 13, 2023 Liepāja, Latvia
Workshop on the Judicial review of Trademark Registrability and Judgement Writing September 6 and 7, 2023 Tirana, Albania
Launch and National Judicial Colloquium on IP Adjudication in the Philippines August 16 to 18, 2023 Manila, Philippines
Judicial Colloquium on Trademarks, Copyright and Mediation of IP Disputes for the Judiciary of the United Republic of Tanzania February 28 to March 2, 2023

Virtual meeting

Judicial Colloquium on Copyright, Trademarks and Geographical Indications for Lusophone Countries January 25 to January 26, 2023

Virtual meeting

XIX OMPI-AECID-OEPM Regional Seminar on IP for Judges of Latin American Countries October 31 to November 4, 2022 Montevideo, Uruguay
National Workshop on Building Respect for IP for Members of the Judiciary, Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials September 29 to September 30, 2022 Banjul, Gambia (the)
Judicial Colloquium on IP (Morocco) September 29, 2022 Virtual meeting
Judicial Training in Copyright for Judges (Dominican Republic) September 14, 21 and 28, 2022 Virtual meeting
Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property for Judges September 5 to September 6, 2022 Daugavpils, Latvia

WIPO National Webinar on Building Respect for Intellectual Property (IP) for Judges in Saudi Arabia

March 2 and 3, 2022

Virtual meeting

III Foro Internacional de Justicia Administrativa (Costa Rica)

December 8 and 9, 2021

Virtual meeting

National Workshop on Building Respect for Intellectual Property for Judges, Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials December 7, 2021 Tirana, Albania
Seminars on trademarks and geographical indications for the judiciary of the Dominican Republic November 4, 2021 Virtual meeting
Seminars on trademarks and geographical indications for the judiciary of the Dominican Republic October 28, 2021 Virtual meeting
Seminars on trademarks and geographical indications for the judiciary of the Dominican Republic October 21, 2021 Virtual meeting
Seminars on trademarks and geographical indications for the judiciary of the Dominican Republic October 14, 2021 Virtual meeting
Judicial Colloquium on Intellectual Property Rights (Virtual) September 28 to September 29, 2021 Rabat, Morocco
Online Regional Seminar for Judges and Intellectual Property (IP) Professionals September 14, 2021 Riga, Latvia
Sub-Regional Colloquium on Intellectual Property Rights for Judges (Uzbekistan) July 7 to July 9, 2021 Virtual meeting
WIPO-Algeria Online Workshop on Building Respect for Intellectual Property (IP) for Members of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Officials (Algeria) June 29 to July 1, 2021 Virtual meeting
Bi-national (Madagascar and Mali) Webinar for Judges on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights May 19 to May 20, 2021 Virtual meeting
Coloquios judiciales sobre el derecho de autor y los derechos conexos en el entorno digital

(Panama)

3 March, 25 March, 22 April 2021 Virtual meeting
Seminario nacional sobre los procedimientos penales en materia de propiedad intelectual (P.I.) destinado a jueces y fiscales (Paraguay) December 3, 2020 Virtual meeting

Programa especializado en propiedad intelectual de la Academia de la Magistratura del Perú. Curso 1: propiedad intelectual, teoría y práctica (Peru)

November 28, 2020 Virtual meeting
Regional e-Seminar for Judges and IP Enforcement Professionals September 10, 2020 Virtual meeting
WIPO Workshop on Patent Case Management for Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office Grievances Committee December 16 and 17, 2019 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sub-regional Workshop for Judges and Magistrates on Intellectual Property (IP) December 11 to 13, 2019 Managua, Nicaragua
WIPO National Seminar on International Practice of Specialized IP Courts December 5 and 6, 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan
Regional Forum for Tribunals or Specialized Chambers on Intellectual Property of Latin America November 27 to 29, 2019 Lima, Peru
WIPO Symposium on Continuing Judicial Education on Intellectual Property November 12, 2019 Geneva, Switzerland
National Workshop on Building Respect for IP for Members of the Judiciary October 17, 2019 Casablanca, Morocco
National Annual Training for Judges in the Field of Intellectual Property September 23 and 24, 2019 Jurmala, Latvia
WIPO National Colloquium on Building Respect for IP for Judges September 17 and 18, 2019 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WIPO Master Dialogue on Intellectual Property Adjudication – Judicial Perspectives on IP September 16 to 19, 2019 Washington D.C., United States of America
XVIII WIPO/AECID/OEPM Regional Seminar on IP for Judges and Prosecutors of Latin American Countries September 3, 2019 Montevideo, Uruguay
Study Visit from the Judiciary of Thailand July 9, 2019 Geneva, Switzerland
National Workshop on Intellectual Property for Members of the Judiciary June 27 and 28, 2019 Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
WIPO Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement June 5 and 6, 2019 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Regional Meeting on the Creation of a Case Law Database on IP May 30 and 31, 2019 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Course on Emerging Topics in IP for Judges and Public Attorneys May 27 to 29, 2019 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
WIPO National Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for Members of the Judiciary May 8, 2019 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
WIPO National Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for Members of the Judiciary May 2 and 3, 2019 Kingston, Jamaica
Mesas redondas sobre la observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual April 29 and 30, 2019 Havana, Cuba
WIPO-KIPO-JRTI Continuing Education Course on Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement April 11 and 12 and April 15 to 19, 2019 Daejeon and Seoul, Republic of Korea
WIPO-MCST Interregional Workshop on Copyright Enforcement March 25 to 29, 2019 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Videoconferencia con tribunales o salas especializadas en materia de propiedad intelectual en América Latina March 18, 2019 Santiago, Chile and San Jose, Costa Rica
WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on Building Respect for IP for Members of the Judiciary February 28 and March 1, 2019 Kampala, Uganda