WIPO - UNIGE: Intellectual Property

The University of Geneva organized with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) the ninth edition of the WIPO-University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property (Geneva, 24 June – 5 July 2019).
The Summer School took place during the first week (24 – 28 June 2019) at the WIPO headquarters, and during the second week (1 – 5 July 2019) at Unimail in the premises of the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva.

Credit : Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod

60 advanced students and young professionals, with diverse backgrounds (from law to biology), coming from more than 20 different countries attended the program.

During this year’s edition, the second IP researchers Europe Conference (IPRE) organised by the University of Geneva jointly with WIPO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) took place 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.