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.
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 01.06.2013
20 % before 01.05.2013
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)