Objective

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

Key topics

• EU and international legal framework
• Trade marks and designs, including the EU design reform 
• Geographical indications and its EU reform on handicraft products
• Copyright and the digital age
• Patent law, SPCs, the Unified Patent Court and patent litigation 
• Intellectual property exhaustion and parallel trade
• Intellectual property licensing
• Cross-border litigation and enforcement of intellectual property rights

Training methods will include presentations, case studies and workshops.

Visit of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Participants in the summer course will have the opportunity to visit the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The number of places is limited.

Who should attend?

Private lawyers, patent attorneys, judges and other practitioners seeking an introduction to European intellectual property law.