Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
July 7, 2022
The latest cohort of participants in the Joint Master’s Programs has graduated marking a new chapter for the class of 2022.
Joint LL.M. in IP with Ankara University and the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
The sixth graduation ceremony of the Master’s of Laws in Intellectual Property (LL.M. in IP) with a Specialization in Patent Law and Design Law, offered jointly by the WIPO Academy, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and Ankara University in Ankara, Turkey was held virtually on June 23, 2022. Twenty-four graduates from 10 countries participated in the ceremony which included an IP conference on the scope of protection and limitations in the field of design law. Opening remarks were given by Dr. Selin Özden Merhacı, Vice-Director of Intellectual and Industrial Rights Research and Application Center at Ankara University, Ms. Martha Chikowore, Counsellor of the Academic Institutions Program at the WIPO Academy, and Mr. Cemil Başpınar, Acting President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.
Joint Master’s in IP with Tongji University
The fifth graduation ceremony of the Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) with a Specialization in Design offered jointly by the WIPO Academy and Tongji University in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China was held in hybrid format on July 7, 2022. Twenty-nine graduates from six countries participated in the ceremony both in-person and remotely.
Graduates of the class of 2022 attending the graduate ceremony remotely and in-person.
Opening remarks were given by Mr. Guangqing Bai, Director-General of International Cooperation Department of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Mr. Joe Bradley, Head of the Academic Institutions Program at the WIPO Academy, Ms. Lijuan Mao, Deputy Director General of Shanghai Education Commission, Mr. Chen Yu, Deputy Director General of Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, and Mr. Peiming Lv, Vice President of Tongji University.
As you all successfully complete the joint MIP program, we welcome you to the WIPO Academy alumni. There are vast advantages of being part of the alumni as you will meet and share IP knowledge, expertise and opportunities with other graduates from WIPO programs. Please do take advantage of it. We wish you much success in the intellectual property world! Congratulations once again!
Mr. Joe Bradley, Head of the Academic Institutions Program at the WIPO Academy
Class of 2023 and beyond?
The WIPO Academy offers a number of higher education programs in IP that are jointly run with partner universities and governments. Interested candidates can apply for a graduate degree in IP on the WIPO Academy website.