Martha ChikoworeTraining OfficerAcademic Institutions ProgramWIPO Academy

WIPO Academy Teaching and Training Programs

Presented to Students from the University of West Indies

Geneva, May 20, 2011

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OUTLINE

WIPO AcademyWIPO Academy

Professional Development Program

Distance Learning Program Distance Learning Program

Academic Institutions ProgramAcademic Institutions Program

Executive ProgramExecutive Program

WIPO Summer SchoolWIPO Summer School

Start-Up Academies ProjectStart-Up Academies Project

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WIPO Academy Mandate

To serve as a center of excellence in teaching and training To serve as a center of excellence in teaching and training of IPof IPTrain and educate young professionals and students on the Train and educate young professionals and students on the administration and use of IP for the promotion of innovation administration and use of IP for the promotion of innovation and creativityand creativityEmphasis in developing local training capacities in Emphasis in developing local training capacities in developing countries and LDCsdeveloping countries and LDCsAssist academic institutions in developing specialized Assist academic institutions in developing specialized courses on IP Law and Managementcourses on IP Law and ManagementFocus on development agenda dimension of IP and public Focus on development agenda dimension of IP and public policy issues and act as a focal point on the cooperation policy issues and act as a focal point on the cooperation between national IP Academiesbetween national IP AcademiesTarget groupsTarget groups: government officials, stakeholders, IP : government officials, stakeholders, IP professionals, academics, business executives and professionals, academics, business executives and general publicgeneral public

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Methodology for IP Teaching and Training

Methods employed in the teaching of IP include:Face to face classroom teaching/tutorialPractical Training through WIPO, EPO & IPOsDistance 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 faceLink: http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/

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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

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Cost effective Flexible Large audiences

Courses offered in the following Languages:Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and additional languages upon special request.

Distance Learning

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DL 001 – Intellectual Property Primer DL 001 – Intellectual Property Primer 101PCT – General Primers - Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty 101PCT – General Primers - Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty DL 101 – General Course on Intellectual PropertyDL 101 – General Course on Intellectual Property

DL 201 – Copyright and Related Rights DL 201 – Copyright and Related Rights DL 202 – Electronic Commerce IPDL 202 – Electronic Commerce IPDL 204 – Biotechnology and Intellectual Property DL 204 – Biotechnology and Intellectual Property DL 205 – Plant Variety Protection -UPOV ConventionDL 205 – Plant Variety Protection -UPOV Convention

DL 301 – Patents DL 301 – Patents DL-302 – Trademarks DL-302 – Trademarks DL-317 – Arbitration and Mediation Procedure under the WIPO Rules DL-317 – Arbitration and Mediation Procedure under the WIPO Rules DL-318 – Patent Information Search DL-318 – Patent Information Search DL-320 – Basics of Patent Drafting DL-320 – Basics of Patent Drafting

DL-450- Basics on IP Management DL-450- Basics on IP Management (pilot run)(pilot run)DL-401- Creative Industries (Licensing in the Copyright IndustryDL-401- Creative Industries (Licensing in the Copyright Industry) (yet to start)) (yet to start)

Distance Learning:Courses offered and to be tested in 2011

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Distance Learning

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Academic Institutions

Objectives:Objectives:

- teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual - teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual property;property;

- ““Training of trainers” programs Training of trainers” programs - inclusiveness of developing countries in the IP world through inclusiveness of developing countries in the IP world through

teaching and educating young generations in the field of teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual propertyintellectual property

- expand to IP management teaching (M.Sc in IP Management expand to IP management teaching (M.Sc in IP Management - assist with modern and practical teaching and reading materialsassist with modern and practical teaching and reading materials- Provide Updated information on IP through National and Regional Provide Updated information on IP through National and Regional

SeminarsSeminars

Target group: Students, Trainers / Teachers, Government OfficialsTarget group: Students, Trainers / Teachers, Government Officials

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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

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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

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ACCESS OF IP Materials

WIPO Intellectual Property Handbookhttp://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/

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ACCESS TO IP MATERIALSThe Origins of WIPO and its Treaties

Information on WIPO an Overview:Information on WIPO an Overview: http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/general/1007/wipo_pub_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

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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

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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

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

•WIPO Summer School Reading Material  

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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”

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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

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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.htmlVisited: May19, 2011

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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; andOffer 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

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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.

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Nurturing new ideasNurturing new ideas through IP Education, Training and Researchthrough IP Education, Training and Research

Thank you!Thank you!

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