WIPO Academy Teaching and Training Programs Presented to

WIPO Academy Teaching and Training Programs Presented to Students from the University of West Indies Geneva, May 20, 2011 Martha Chikowore Training Officer Academic Institutions Program WIPO Academy

2 OUTLINE WIPO Academy Professional Development Program Distance Learning Program Academic Institutions Program Executive Program WIPO Summer School Start-Up Academies Project

WIPO Academy Mandate To serve as a center of excellence in teaching and training of IP Train and educate young professionals and students on the administration and use of IP for the promotion of innovation and creativity Emphasis in developing local training capacities in developing countries and LDCs Assist academic institutions in developing specialized courses on IP Law and Management Focus on development agenda dimension of IP and public policy issues and act as a focal point on the cooperation between national IP Academies Target groups: government officials, stakeholders, IP professionals, academics, business executives and general public 3

4 Methodology for IP Teaching and Training Methods employed in the teaching of IP include: Face to face classroom teaching/tutorial Practical Training through WIPO, EPO & IPOs Distance learning: - by correspondence e. g. structured workbooks, tapes, video-cassettes, DVDs - through internet e. g. WIPO Academy DL Courses and use of CD-ROMs - Combination of distance learning, video conferencing and face to face Link: http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/

5 Professional Development Program: continued to enhance IP Training with Partners Training and capacity building of IP Professional staff, R&D Institutions, Intergovernmental Organizations in partnership with: National IP Offices (Austria, Algeria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & United Kingdom). Regional IP Institutions (EPO & OHIM) Courses offered: intermediate, advanced level and specialized http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/courses/professional_training/ index. html DL as a prerequisite Theoretical training in Geneva Practical training in a partner IP office

6 Distance Learning Cost effective n Flexible n Large audiences n Courses offered in the following Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and additional languages upon special request.

7 Distance Learning: Courses offered and to be tested in 2011 DL 001 – Intellectual Property Primer 101 PCT – General Primers - Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty DL 101 – General Course on Intellectual Property DL 201 – Copyright and Related Rights DL 202 – Electronic Commerce IP DL 204 – Biotechnology and Intellectual Property DL 205 – Plant Variety Protection -UPOV Convention DL 301 – Patents DL-302 – Trademarks DL-317 – Arbitration and Mediation Procedure under the WIPO Rules DL-318 – Patent Information Search DL-320 – Basics of Patent Drafting DL-450 - Basics on IP Management (pilot run) DL-401 - Creative Industries (Licensing in the Copyright Industry) (yet to start) 7

8 Distance Learning

9 Academic Institutions Objectives: - teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual property; - “Training of trainers” programs - inclusiveness of developing countries in the IP world through teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual property - expand to IP management teaching (M. Sc in IP Management - assist with modern and practical teaching and reading materials - Provide Updated information on IP through National and Regional Seminars Target group: Students, Trainers / Teachers, Government Officials

10 Academic Institutions WIPO Academy has entered into joint degree and diploma programs with various universities: - WIPO + University of Turin, Italy+ Govt. of Italy +ITC-International Labour Org. - Masters of Laws (LLM) in IP (International program) - WIPO + Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden - Masters Program on Human Rights and IPRs Law - WIPO + Africa University + African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) - Master degree in IP (regional program) - WIPO + Queensland University of Technology (QUT) + IP Australia - Master of Intellectual Property Law (regional program) - WIPO+ University of Yaoundé + OAPI – Masters degree in IP (regional program –French) - WIPO + Haifa University in Israel - Follow up – WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP

Modalities of Cooperation- Main Possible Contributions: Suggestions of curricula Provision of WIPO Publications Provision of Distance Learning Modules Participation of WIPO Experts in teaching and training Involvement in the examination process Financing of participants (from developing countries) Co-organization of workshops/seminars 11

12 ACCESS OF IP Materials WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/teaching/index. html (WIPO) Teaching of IP: Principles & Methods (internationally renowned professors and practitioners share their teaching techniques in their particular fields of expertise) – (WIPO) http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/teaching /pedagogy/index. html (WIPO) More materials available on the WIPO e-bookshop: http: //www. wipo. int/ebookshop WIPO Academy Link: http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/

ACCESS TO IP MATERIALS The Origins of WIPO and its Treaties Information on WIPO an Overview: http: //www. wipo. int/freepublications/en/general/1007/wipo_pu b_1007. pdf The links below provide detailed information on all 24 treaties administered by WIPO including the WIPO Convention http: //www. wipo. int/treaties/en/ Information on PCT: http: //www. wipo. int/pct/en/ Information on Trademarks: http: //www. wipo. int/trademarks/en/ http: //www. wipo. int/clea/en/search: Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) Laws relating to WIPO Member States 13

14 Executive Education Launched in 2007(2007 and 2008) To be relaunched in 2011 Objective: to offer business managers and senior executives of industry tools for using, valuating and managing intellectual property for competitive advantage Executive program is fee-based Two programs per year, to be held in developing countries In 2011, foreseen in Singapore and Chile

15 2011 WIPO Summer Schools on IP Location Registration Dates Course dates Dubrovnik, Croatia (WCSS) January 12 to March 31, 2011 May 30 to June 10 Daejeon, Korea (WKSS) January 12 to April 15, 2011 June 20 to July 1 Geneva, Switzerland (WUGSS) January 12 to April 15, 2011 July 4 to 15 Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (WRSS) January 12 to April 15, 2011 July 11 to 22 Odessa, Ukraine (WUSS) January 12 to April 15, 2011 July 18 to 29 Washington D. C. , United States of America (WASS) March 1 to May 27, 2011 August 1 to 12 • WIPO Summer School Reading Material Mexico City, Mexico (WMSS) March 1 to May 27, 2011 August 15 to 26 São Paulo, Brazil (WBSS) March 1 to June 30, 2011 September 12 to 23 Cape Town, South Africa (WSSS) March 1 to June 30, 2011 November 28 to December 9 Suva, Fiji (WFSS) March 1 to June 30, 2011 December 5 to 16

16 WIPO Academy Summer School Objective: To enhance IP skills of senior students and young professionals field of IP. “We arrived as individuals, we left as an IP network”

17 Global Network of Intellectual Property Academies (GNIPA) Objective: To enhance cooperation between national IP Academies 23 Members Next Meeting – Washington, D. C. , August 23 to 25, 2011

18 START-UP ACADEMIES: WIPO Development Agenda Recommendation 10: To assist Member States to develop and improve national intellectual property institutional capacity through further development of infrastructure and other facilities with a view to making national intellectual property institutions more efficient and promote fair balance between intellectual property protection and the public interest. This technical assistance should also be extended to sub-regional and regional organizations dealing with intellectual property. Link: http: //www. wipo. int/ip-development/en/agenda/recommendations. html Visited: May 19, 2011

19 Objectives The National IP Academy will: Contribute to sustainable development of human resources at a national level; Enhance IP knowledge and update government officials on new emerging issues of IP rights under debate in WIPO; Provide a forum for discussion on IP issues and illustrative the importance of IP for capacity building and national development; and Offer the opportunity to share relevant experience among officials from the public and private sectors, IP stakeholders and more importantly with IP experts. In CDIP/3/INF/2, Annex V, page 3

20 CONCLUSION Take advantage of the WIPO Programs: Professional, Education, Distance Learning and WIPO Summer School. International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in IP (ATRIP): http: //www. atrip. org/ Global Network on Intellectual Property (GNIP) Academies to learn of current IP teaching: http: //www. wipo. int/academy/en/ipacademies/ Start-up IP Academies – training from own country Networking, cooperation, joint programs etc. WIPO Academy is your Academy but Programs are demand driven.

21 Nurturing new ideas through IP Education, Training and Research Thank you! www. wipo. int/academy