WIPO-Unige Summer School 2018
June 25 – July 6, 2018 (2 weeks)
Course description
The University of Geneva organized with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) the eighth edition of the WIPO-University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property (Geneva, 25 June – 6 July 2018).
The Summer School took place during the first week (25 – 29 June 2018) at the WIPO headquarters, and during the second week (2 – 6 July 2018) at Unimail in the premises of the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva.
Photo : WIPO/Berrod
98 advanced students and young professionals, with diverse backgrounds (from law to biology), coming from more than 35 different countries attended the program.
During this year’s edition, the first IP researchers Europe Conference (IPRE) organised by the University of Geneva jointly with WIPO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) was launched together with an ALUMNI event gathering more than 40 alummi from the WIPO-UNIGE Summer School on IP. Both events allowed in depth exchange between participants from the Summer School, scholars and alumni.
Summer School Objective:
The objective of the Summer School is to provide an opportunity for advanced students or young professionals to acquire deeper knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP), and to gain an appreciation of IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development and the role WIPO plays in the global administration of IP.
The Summer School program covers all main areas of IP (namely, patent law, trademarks, designs and copyright) through a pragmatic, interactive approach. Lecturers are IP experts at WIPO, the University of Geneva, or other institutions.
For more information, click here for the official WIPO press release.
Schedule & Class
Full Programm of the 2018 edition
Programs of previous editions of the WIPO-Unige Summer School are available at: https://www.unige.ch/droit/pi/summer-school/wipo-summer-school/
Oksana POPRUGA – 2018
The WIPO/UNIGE Summer School on IP has been a remarkable professional experience. Excellent entry point into the complicated and cross-cutting world of the IP. Good balance of birds-view background/case study material from around the world. Interaction with the fantastic Summer School team and outstanding speakers is an extra advantage versus the distance learning programmes. Highly recommended
Mehek KAPOOR - 2018
Bunchai CHAMNANPRAI (Brandy) – 2018
Grace AGUILAR -2017
Being part of the WIPO Summer School 2017 was an enriching experience as it allowed me to learn and discuss about all current IP issues with people from other countries who have different academic and professional backgrounds and exchange points of view with them. It was also an opportunity to know how IP is managed in other countries and on an international level.