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Raquel Xalabarder serves as a Full Professor of Intellectual Property at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), where she has maintained continuous academic engagement since 1997. Her institutional leadership includes directing the Law Degree program (2002-2007) and serving as Adjunct Director to the Vicerectorate of Academic Affairs and Faculty (2008-2013).
Her academic credentials feature:
- Doctor in Law (J.S.D.), University of Barcelona, 1997
- Master of Laws (LLM), Columbia University Law School, 1993
- Law Degree (J.D.), University of Barcelona, 1988
Professor Xalabarder's research critically examines intellectual property frameworks within digital environments, with sustained focus on copyright harmonization across jurisdictions. Her scholarship bridges theoretical legal principles with practical internet governance challenges, evidenced by two decades of WIPO Academy course development. Current work emphasizes European copyright policy through her leadership roles in transnational organizations.
She holds significant recognition as a Fulbright Scholar and maintains active memberships in premier legal associations:
- European Copyright Society (ECS)
- ALAI (Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale)
- Vicepresident of ALAI Spanish Group (ALADDA)
Her institutional impact extends through program directorship and international collaboration, including a 2008 Honorarvertrag appointment at the Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Ongoing contributions include WIPO Academy tutoring since 2000 and transnational policy engagement through ALADDA leadership.
