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FOREWORD 2021 learning catalogue

2020 has changed the global norms that have been the backdrop for business over the last century. All over the world we are seeing an accelerating shift towards a digital world, with a huge emphasis being placed on automation and artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the workplace. In these rapidly changing times, it is imperative that we enhance our knowledge, skills and efficiency in order to be able to continue delivering the highest quality services. It is the Academy’s priority to guide you as you embark on your learning journey. I encourage you to explore the 2021 learning catalogue, so that you can take full advantage of the educational opportunities we provide. The events and courses cover a vast array of topics, from IP protection for SME’s to IP and AI. Despite the current crisis, we are determined to continue organising a wide range of IP events in 2021, albeit in an online or blended format, to conform to the constant changes and developments in the ongoing situation. We will continue to offer our stakeholders (including the academic community) conferences, events and webinars with the aim of promoting cooperation, peer learning and an exchange of views. Given the multitude of topics that our IP events will cover, I am certain there will be something for everyone. The Academy is committed to the constant improvement of its webinars and is therefore implementing several measures to extend their outreach and increase engagement. These measures include new broadcasting technologies, pre-registration and visible live questions and polls. In terms of content, and in accordance with the EUIPO’s focus on supporting and enhancing the IP protection of SMEs, a set of webinars aimed at SMEs are scheduled to be produced. Issues covered will include cybersecurity, where to find pro bono IP services, and how to develop and expand your business. Specialised education programmes to meet the training needs of specific groups of professionals are also forthcoming. In response to the success of the EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme, currently in its 3rd edition, the Academy is preparing a specialised Education Programme for Paralegals to be launched in 2021. Visit the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal to explore our e-learning offer. New content and courses are constantly being added to the already extensive collection. Our learning catalogue will give you a first glimpse of the learning opportunities that lie ahead in 2021 — and I hope it will spark your interest in joining us on the path to learning, knowledge sharing and growing together.

Patricia García-Escudero Márquez

EUIPO Academy Director

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INDEX 2021 learning catalogue

IP TRAINING EVENTS 4

Calendar view 5

Details of IP training events 8

E-LEARNING PORTAL 14

Recommended e-learning courses 15

EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme 16

MATERIAL – IP TEACHING KIT 17

IP Teaching Kit 18

STAY INFORMED 19

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IP TRAINING EVENTS

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CALENDAR VIEW

JANUARY FEBRUARY

Start / End

Target

Audience Start / End

Target

Audience

12 Jan Tuesday Webinar Open to all 2 Feb Tuesday Webinar Open to all


20 Jan Webinar Open to all 9 Feb

Seminar on auditing quality management systems

Specific public: 3

25 Jan to 3 Feb

Magister Lvcentinvs

Specific public: 5

16 Feb Tuesday Webinar Open to all


MARCH APRIL

Start / End Target


Target Audience

2 Mar Tuesday Webinar Open to all 6 Apr Tuesday Webinar Open to all

9 Mar Tuesday Webinar Open to all 13 Apr Tuesday Webinar Open to all

11 Mar postponed

TBC

EUIPO-EPO Joint European Progress Conference on IP

Universities, research

centres and TTOs

20 Apr Tuesday Webinar Open to all

16 Mar

Tuesday Webinar Open to all 26 Apr Regional Seminar (1)

Specific public: 1, 3

22 Mar IP Seminar (1)/IP Mediation Conference

Specific public: 1,2,3

27 Apr Tuesday Webinar Open to all

23 Mar Tuesday Webinar Open to all

23 Mar Tuesday Webinar Open for all

30 Mar Tuesday Webinar Open to all

https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/calendar/view.php?view=month


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MAY

JUNE

Start / End

Target


Target

Audience

04 May Tuesday Webinar Open to all 01 Jun Tuesday Webinar Open to all




29 Jun Tuesday Webinar Open to all

JULY

AUGUST

Start / End Target


Target

Audience

Postponed2022

Joint EUIPO- EPO: IP Executive Week


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06 July Tuesday Webinar Open to all




Specific public:

1. EU IP offices

Streamed events

Webinar / Interactive webinar

2. Non-EU IP offices

F2F events:

IP seminar

3. User associations Regional seminar

4. EUIPO users EUIPO-EPO events

5. Universities IP for Paralegals

6. Academies Others

Academic initiatives
















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SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Start / End

Target


Target

Audience

6 Sep Kick-off ETMD EP Practitioners

Specific public: 4

4 Oct Regional Seminar (2)

Specific public: 1,3

7 Sep Tuesday Webinar Open to all 5 Oct Tuesday Webinar Open to all


14-15 Sep

IP Course for Paralegals

Specific public: 4

19 Oct Tuesday Webinar Open to all

20 Sep Kick-off ETMD EP Paralegals

Specific public: 4

20 Oct 18th INTA Industry Day

Specific public: 1,2


28 Sep Tuesday Webinar Open to all

Specific public:

1. EU IP offices

Streamed events



F2F events:

IP seminar




6. Academies Others


Specific public:

1. EU IP offices

Streamed events



F2F events:

IP seminar




6. Academies Others


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NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Start / End Target


Target Audience

2 Nov Tuesday Webinar Open to all 7 Dec Tuesday Webinar Open to all

09 Nov Tuesday Webinar Open to all 14 Dec Tuesday Webinar Open to all

16 Nov Tuesday Webinar Open to all

23-24 Nov (morning)

EUIPO-EPO Academies Network Meeting (Focal points)


25 Nov

Intellectual Property Academies Network Meeting (NIPA)

Specific public: 1, 3,

5, 6

30 Nov Tuesday Webinar Open to all

Disclaimer: as the schedule is subject to change, you are kindly advised to check our calendar in the Learning Portal regularly.

DETAILS OF IP TRAINING EVENTS

Major IP events

IP SEMINARS

Description: The IP Seminars offer a comprehensive programme covering

presentations and discussions by experts from the EUIPO, the EU and non-EU IP

offices and experienced professionals on a wide range of topics regarding trade

marks and designs. The programme is complemented by working sessions with

practical cases.

The objective of the IP seminars is to provide training and a platform for knowledge

sharing on specific IP issues.

Location: Alicante, Spain

Level: From basic to advanced

Audience: EU and non-EU IP offices and User associations

Language: English

Fees: Free of charge

Disclaimer: The schedule is subject to change. If you have any questions, please

contact the EUIPO Academy at: [email protected]

















mailto:[email protected]

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IP SEMINAR 1/

IP MEDIATION

CONFERENCE

Description: The EUIPO Academy IP seminar 1 will be fully online and will consist

of IP Mediation Conference. Leading experts from the EUIPO, national and

international institutions and academia will address a wide range of topics in the

field of intellectual property mediation.

Location: Online event

Dates: 22-23 March

Level: Advanced

Audience: EU and non-EU IP offices and user associations. The IP Mediation

Conference will be open to IP professionals and academia (general public).

Language: English

Fees: The conference has a fee of 150 euros for the general public. A number of

experts from IP offices are invited free of charge according to the information

provided in the invitations.

Disclaimer: The schedule is subject to change. If you have any questions please


REGIONAL

SEMINARS

Description: The regional seminars are organised in conjunction with national IP

offices and will combine lectures and panel discussions on the offices’ practices

within a region with interactive workshops. The objective of the IP regional seminars

is to provide training and a platform for knowledge sharing on specific IP issues.

Location Regional Seminar 1: Sweden

Dates: 26 April 2021

Location Regional Seminar 2: Bulgaria

Dates: 4 October 2021

Level: From basic to advanced

Audience: EU IP offices and User associations

Language: English



contact the EUIPO Academy at [email protected]

IP COURSE FOR

PARALEGALS

Description: The EUIPO’s experience in their daily work with paralegals and

practitioners has been used to define hotspots in the filing processes, which will be

addressed during this course. The objective is to increase operational efficiency,

not only of the paralegals or practitioners but also of the EUIPO.


Dates: 14-15 September 2021

Level: Intermediate

Audience: Paralegals

Language: English




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18TH INTA

INDUSTRY DAY

Description: INTA experts provide the EUIPO examiners and representatives from

the national IP offices (via live stream) with insights on selected IP topics from an

industry point of view.


Dates: 20 October 2021

Level: Advanced

Audience: EUIPO and EU IP offices

Language: English




EUIPO-EPO

ACADEMIES

NETWORK

MEETING

(FOCAL POINTS)

Description: The objective of the annual network meeting is to provide a platform

for sharing training-related knowledge and experience, while strengthening

networking among Intellectual Property Office (IPO) contact persons and the

EUIPO and EPO Academies.


Dates: 24-25 November (mornings)

Level: Intermediate

Audience: EU IP offices and User associations

Language: English







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JOINT

EUIPO-EPO

IP EXECUTIVE

WEEK

Description: In the context of their collaboration, the EUIPO and the EPO organise

the ‘IP Executive Week’ on a yearly basis. The four-day event is generally focused

on the role of IP offices in developing the global economy, though its main objective

is to increase the efficiency of the IP system within Europe and globally.

Location: Munich, Germany

Dates: Postponed to 2022

Level: Advanced

Audience: Top and senior management from EU and non-EU IP offices

Language: English




JOINT

EUIPO-EPO

PROGRESS

CONFERENCE ON

IP

Description: The progress conference is jointly organised by the EPO and the EUIPO and targets universities, research centres and technological transfer offices (TTOs) on the use and exploitation of IP. The trade mark and design component could also be encompassed, as this is important in the transition from research to business.


Dates: 11 March 2021 (postponed TBC)

Level: Advanced

Audience: Universities, research centres and TTOs

Language: English



MAGISTER

LVCENTINVS

Description: The EUIPO will host the European Union Trade Mark Intensive

Module and the Community Design Intensive Module in collaboration with the

Master in Intellectual Property LLM (IP), known as ‘Magister Lvcentinvs’ (ML) of the

University of Alicante. Experts from the EUIPO, experienced professionals and

academics will give advanced presentations on substantive and procedural issues

relating to EUTM and RCD protection.


Dates: 25 January 2021

Level: Advanced

Audience: University students

Language: English







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IP ACADEMIES

NETWORK

MEETING (NIPA)

Description: The EUIPO will host the first network meeting with professors and

lecturers from all the Pan-European Seal member universities, as well as the EPO

and other academic partners, aimed at strengthening cooperation and enhancing

potential synergies with the academic community, especially for those Office

activities and projects for which input from the academic world is particularly

relevant.


Dates: 25 November 2021

Level: Advanced

Audience: EU IP offices, User associations, Universities, IP institutes and

academies.

Language: English




SEMINAR ON

AUDITING

QUALITY

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS

Description: In the Stakeholder Quality Assurance Panels (SQAP), users get

involved in the quality management of the Office’s decisions. This seminar aims to

make SQAP auditors more familiar with quality management systems and the

Office’s legal practice. The seminar is comprised of two parts: first, one on auditing

quality management systems, and second, one on practical aspects of the Office’s

Guidelines.


Dates: 09 February 2021

Level: Intermediate

Audience: User association representatives

Language: English






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Tuesday Webinars

Based on your needs, the EUIPO Academy organises webinars every Tuesday* at 10am.

This year’s programme will focus on the SME ecosystem and we will continue with our most popular webinars,

such as:

• analysis of decisions from the Boards of Appeal;

• analysis of case-law from the European Court of Justice or national courts;

• tips and tricks on how to use EUIPO services/tools;

• up-to-date developments on IP rights in general.

We select the most relevant experts from the EUIPO and partner institutions or law firms to offer you the best

learning experience.

Open to all and free, each webinar provides:

• a live experience during which you can interact with our experts;

• learning materials to help comprehension, memorisation and dissemination;

• the chance to express your views and give feedback;

• access to the recording in our learning portal after the event (with certificate).

To adapt our offer to your environment, the programme may be subject to change.

Stay tuned, and remember to check our Learning Portal calendar regularly (also available on the home page).

*(except for August and the Christmas holidays.).


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E-LEARNING PORTAL

2021 learning catalogue

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e-learning Portal

https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/

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Recommended e-learning courses

e-learning courses

2021 COURSE NAME DURATION LINK

trad

e m

ark

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European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) in a nutshell 2019 4 hours

Use it or lose it - Revocation of trade mark for non-use 50 min.

IP Litigation before the EUIPO Boards of Appeal – Solving

your dispute in an effective way 55 min.

Guide to Proof of use 6.5 hours

Generic Trade Marks 32 min.

Social Media, bloggers, influencers and their IP

implications 1 hour

Type of mark and acceptable formats of representation 40 min.

Video gaming and IP: how to play the game 105 min.

The new IP Enforcement Portal 25 min.

Trade Mark Cancellation Basics 5 min.

de

sig

ns Registered Community Design (RCD) in a nutshell 2019 3.5 hours

Deferment of publication for RCDs 40 min.

How to protect design 10 min.

Design Cancellation Basics 5 min.

WITH CERTIFICATE

https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/course/view.php?id=3336

https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/enrol/index.php?id=3612













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EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme

The EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP) is training a programme for intellectual

property practitioners. It is a practical programme, delivered by the EUIPO staff, leading IP professionals and

academics. The ETMD EP focuses on the interaction between the EUIPO and IP practitioners in trade mark and

design registration and prosecution.

OBJECTIVES

▪ Increase knowledge of the legal framework of the EUTM and RCD, in particular, in proceedings and

practices of the EUIPO;

▪ Share best practice and improve the quality of applications and submissions before the EUIPO;

▪ Provide sound bases to develop successful, strategies for registering, defending or contesting EU

intellectual property rights using the EUIPO´s tools and systems.

LEVEL AUDIENCE DURATION LANGUAGE

ADVANCED IP PRACTITIONERS 150 HOURS ENGLISH

Additional information: The EUIPO Academy is currently working on a new EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme for Paralegals, which is expected to start in September 2021. More information about this

training activity will be available in due course on the ETMD EP section of the EUIPO website. Enrolment for both ETMD EP will be open from the middle of May until the end of June.



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MATERIAL – IP TEACHING KIT

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Material

IP Teaching Kit

The EUIPO and the EPO are pleased to publish the IP Teaching Kit. It has been developed for university teachers

whose students have little or no knowledge of intellectual property, and aims to give a basic yet comprehensive

introduction to different IP rights, and the concept of IP as a whole.

This IP Teaching Kit contains an extensive set of free, accessible teaching materials developed by IP professionals

from the EPO and the EUIPO, and through strong cooperation and mutual support between the management and

staff of the two organizations. It is one of the most comprehensive IP teaching resources in the world and is available

through the EUIPO Academy’s Learning Portal.

▪ IP teaching kit (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian)

▪ IP teaching kit Level I

▪ IP teaching kit Level II

▪ IP teaching kit – IP Search Tools

▪ IP teaching kit – IP Management






https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/mod/page/view.php?id=11414

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