Wiem Samoud

Wiem Samoud France Tunisia

Member of the arbitral tribunal Expert
France French (France) Tunisia Tunisian (Tunisia) Resident in France Arabic — Fluent French — Fluent English — Fluent

Surname
Samoud
First name
Wiem
Current professional position
Patent examiner - TQJ
Organisation / firm
INPI - UPC
Country of residence
France
Nationality
French (France) Tunisian (Tunisia)
Languages spoken & proficiency
ArabicFluent FrenchFluent EnglishFluent

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Expert
Expert
Professional biography
Ms Wiem Samoud is a Telecommunications engineer, graduated in 2016 from Telecom Paris (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) with a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communications. She holds a University Diploma in Patents Law from Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), Strasbourg. She qualified as European patent attorney (EPO) in 2022 and as French patent attorney (INPI) in 2025. She first gained experience in the field of industrial property as a researcher. She then worked as a patent engineer from 2017 to 2021 at an IP firm. Since late 2021, she has held the post of patent examiner at the French Patent Office (INPI), notably as chair of opposition committees. At the same time, Ms Samoud serves as a Technically Qualified Judge at the UPC. She was ranked by the magazine ‘Managing Intellectual Property’ among the ‘50 most influential people in IP 2024'.

Legal / dispute expertise
Antitrust / competition law Copyrights & related rights Dispute resolution / arbitration practice European patents Licensing & technology transfer National patents SEPs / FRAND Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Artificial intelligence / data technologies Electricity / power systems Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Mechanical engineering Medical technology / medical devices Physics Renewable energy Robotics & automation
Industries
Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Technology & IT Telecommunications

Education (degrees)
PhD in Electronics and Communication
Relevant training
Optical communication
Networks, routing and switching
Artifical Intelligence
Certifications / licenses
European Patent Attorney (EPO)
French Patent Attorney (INPI)
Institutional panels & memberships
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Publications and/or speaking engagements

Dissertations: • W. Samoud, “Performance analysis of hybrid opto-electronic packet switch,” Ph.D. dissertation, supervised by C. Ware and M. Lourdiane, Télécom ParisTech, 2016ENST0058, Oct. 2016. • W. Samoud, “Investigation of performance of optical fiber transmission systems wavelength multiplexed using the advanced modulation format Q2PSK,” Master dissertation, supervised by Y. Frignac, P. Ramantanis, M. Menif and M. Zghal, Télécom SudParis (Evry)- SUP’COM (Tunis), Dec. 2012. Journals: • Y. Huang, C. L. Gutterman, P. Samadi, P. B. Cho1, W. Samoud, C. Ware, M. Lourdiane, G. Zussman, and K. Bergman, “Dynamic mitigation of EDFA power excursions with machine learning,” OSA Optics Express, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 2245–2258, Feb. 2017. • W. Samoud, C. Ware, and M. Lourdiane, “Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Optical Electronic Packet Switch Supporting Different Service Classes,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networks (JOCN), vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 952–959, Sep 2015. International conferences: • Y. Huang, W. Samoud, C. Gutterman, C. Ware, M. Lourdiane, G. Zussman, P. Samadi, and K. Bergman, “A Machine Learning Approach for Dynamic Optical Channel Add/Drop Strategies that Minimize EDFA Power Excursions,” in European Conf. on Opt. Comm (ECOC), no. Tu.2.B.3, Düsseldorf, Germany: IEEE, Sep. 2016. • W. Samoud, C. Ware, and M. Lourdiane, “Investigation of hybrid opto-electronic packet switch connected to SDM fibers considering various traffic distributions,” in Int. Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), no. Tu.D3.6, Trento, Italy: IEEE, Jul. 2016.