Summer school

Summer’ize your IP!

Unique in Europe and in the world, this Summer School offers a ten-days course of theoretical and practical training for both scientific and legal backgrounds. Participants will also be able to build on the knowledge acquired during the various workshops.

Prior to the start of the Summer School, participants will have access to pre-recorded lectures. These dynamic short videos aim to convey to participants the general principles and core concepts of intellectual property in Europe.

Download below the programme of the 2023 edition.

The training lasts 10 days.

• Wednesday 28 June 2023: 13:30-17:00
• Thursday 29 June to Friday 7 July: 10:00-17:30
• Saturdays 1 and 8 July: 10:00-13:00

La formation aura lieu en format hybride, les participants peuvent choisir de suivre les cours :

• à distance (via Zoom) 

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• sur place à Strasbourg (Bâtiment Le Cardo, 7 rue de l’Écarlate, 67000 Strasbourg)

The programme is open to IP professionals, researchers, lawyers, attorneys, legal European professionals not specialized in IP or non-European IP experts.

English.

The course is open to professionals in the field of intellectual property law, but also to researchers as well as to European and non-European lawyers, whether or not specialised in IP law. As the whole course is taught in English, a good command of the language is required. Students from all over the world are welcome to register.

The Summer School aims at providing a general overview of the Patent System within the European Union’s legal framework, as well as practical solutions in regard to patent enforcement, licensing and litigation in Europe. The course is addressed especially to students and practitioners willing to gain a solid background in European and international patent law.

All participants who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of attendance. Attendance and active participation in at least 80% of the program is required.

The lecturers are selected from the academic staff of CEIPI, from experts in the intellectual property field, including professors and experienced practitioners but also official representatives, examiners, members of opposition chambers and so on.

Presentations, discussions and exchange of experiences, case studies, workshops, Presentations and pre-recorded videos.

The course materials are shared via the Seafile platform dedicated to training.

The pre-recorded videos will be shared via the learning platform of the University of Strasbourg (Moodle).

This training constitutes an action of adaptation and development of skills. It leads to the delivery of a certificate of attendance.

Please fill in one of the following forms depending on your situation and send it to ceipi_summerschool[at]ceipi.edu :

• the agreement if you work abroad
• The "contrat de formation professionnelle" if you work in France and are funding your training yourself
• The "convention de formation professionnelle" if your employer is in France and bears the costs of your training

For any other administrative or academic information, please send an email to ceipi_summerschool[at]ceipi.edu

• Didier Intès, French and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Beau de Loménie, Paris.
• Yann Basire, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Director General and Director of the French Section of CEIPI.

E-mail : ceipi_summerschool[at]ceipi.edu

Rita GARDOSI, Training and International Relations Officer

Tel.: +33 (0)3 68 85 80 17

Maëlle SENGEL, Research assistant

Tel : +33 (0)3 68 85 80 91

You can dowload below the programmes of the past years.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition could not be held.