IP
Workshops
The
Commerce Department organises from time-to-time workshops on the introductory
concepts of IP for Attorneys, Industry, SMEs, Professionals, Retailers,
Students, Enforcement Agencies and the General Public.
Although
regular IP Workshops are held in the Commerce Department’s premises, additional
workshops may also be organised on demand.
If
you are interested in learning more about the World of IP and how this may
benefit you, please fill in the following IP Workshop Enrolment Form
IP Workshop Enrolment Form
International
IP Academies
Intellectual
Property is an essential subject for businesses that has also been developed
into an important educational discipline forming an integral part of curricula
in many countries, including in Malta, where IP lectures are also provided at
University level for certain faculties, including law and commerce.
Various IP
specialist organisations, especially the international IP Offices, all have IP
Academies offering a variety of IP courses, including the following:
European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO
The
EUIPO Academy encompasses all the learning and educational activities for
EUIPO staff, staff of the intellectual property (IP) offices of the
European Union, EUIPO's stakeholders and non-EU IP professionals. The
EUIPO Academy's first priority has been to review all training activities
within EUIPO, with the objective of accompanying our staff in a career-long
learning path. Externally, the Academy forms a vital part of the European Trade
Mark and Design Network, the vision of EUIPO's Strategic Plan. Through its
learning and knowledge sharing activities, it brings together IP professionals
from EU national and regional IP offices, and IP professionals from across the
European Union and beyond.
Latest
developments/information from the EUIPO Academy
Since
its launch, the EUIPO Academy’s learning management system (OALP) has
proven to be an efficient tool to provide training and learning services and
products to our stakeholders.
As
an ISO 9001 certified Department, where continuous improvement is key, the
Academy is constantly seeking new ways to enhance the quality and variety of
the OALP content as well as the tool’s usability.
Special
focus is given to the communication regarding broadcasted training activities.
Their digital delivery method and the live element make their timely
announcement critical. To ensure clarity and outreach in, not only
webinars but also streamed conferences’ communication, the Academy is now
including in the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal
calendar the links to allow live connection to the events .
This new communication channel will also replace the past e-mail communications
sent to National Offices and User Associations on a per event basis.
In
a maximum of 2 months following the event’s delivery, the webinar or streamed
conference will be uploaded in the Academy Learning Portal.
Further
information is available at:
https://euipo.europa.eu/online_interruption/online_interruption_en.html
European Patent Office – EPO
The
European Patent Academy ensures the overall co-ordination of the external
education and training activities of the European Patent Office.
The
mandate of the European Patent Academy, based at the European Patent Office in
Munich, reflects the need to improve patent-related intellectual property
training and education structures in Europe. Further information is
available at:
http://www.epo.org/about-us/office/academy.html
World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
The
WIPO Worldwide Academy serves as a centre of excellence in teaching, training
and research in IP. Its programs cater to different target audiences -
inventors and creators, business managers and IP professionals, policy makers
and government officials of IP institutions, diplomats and representatives,
students and teachers of intellectual property and the civil society.
Its
objectives are achieved through five core programs - professional training, distance
learning, policy development, teaching and research, education and degree. The
tailor-made programs, including its distance learning with more than 70,000
participants since its inception in 1999, benefit large numbers of people from
all walks of life.
The
Academy seeks to continuously stay innovative by offering new programs to keep
up with the ever-changing IP landscape. It also aims to promote
international cooperation for enhancing IP human capital through global
networking with stakeholders and partners. Further information is
available at: http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/