Welcome to ERA – Academy of European Law

Objective

This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

Key topics

• Legal and institutional framework
• Trade marks and designs
• Geographical indications
• Copyright, databases and related rights
• Patents
• Intellectual property and the internal market (competition law and free movement of goods)
• Jurisdiction and applicable law
• Enforcement of rights
  

Training methods will include lectures, case studies and workshops.

Visit to the European Court of Justice

Participants in the summer course will have the opportunity to visit the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

Optional e-learning

Test your knowledge, brush up on the basics and get a first taste of the summer course with an optional preparatory e-learning course. Please note that that the summer course special price is only valid in combination with the registration to the summer course.

To book the e-learning course please click here.

Social programme

After a day's intensive training, enjoy our varied social pro-gramme: the course dinner with fellow participants, wine-tasting in the Mosel vineyards and a tour of the historic city of Trier.

Social programme

After a day's intensive training, enjoy our varied social programme: the course dinner with fellow participants, wine-tasting in the Mosel vineyards and a tour of the historic city of Trier.

Who should attend?

Practitioners seeking an introduction to European intellectual property law.