The WIPO Academy is the center of excellence for IP education, training and skills-building for WIPO member states, in particular developing countries, least-developed countries (LDCs) and countries in transition. The Academy works to help build human capacity in IP, which is essential to innovation.
Joint Master's degrees in IP, offered in partnership with a number of prestigious universities around the world, and support for IP teaching and research.
We organize seminars and workshops for government officials to help them better understand the IP system and its interconnection with complmentary areas of public policy (health, agriculture, trade, etc.).
Acceeding to WIPO treaties
Acceeding to a treaty can involve a lot of preparatory work for government officials. We assist in navigating the process through events that focus on processes, procedures, prerequisites, etc.
Converting treaties into national law
After acceding to a treaty, countries should translate its provisions into their own legislative system. WIPO offers both general and tailor-made legal advice to help make sure that government officials avoid common mistakes.
IP office officials
Industrial property rights examination
Helping industrial property examiners to up-skill can result in more efficient processing of national applications. Our training focuses on the processes, procedures and skills necessary in examination.
Using WIPO systems
Through workshops dedicated to our various systems of protection (e.g. PCT, Madrid, etc.), we assist IP office staff to master all of the specific processes and procedures necessary to use our global systems of protection.
Use of knowledge tools
A range of WIPO and non-WIPO tools (e.g. databases) exist to facilitate IP search and classification. We offer workshops to familiarize IP office staff with the most important of these in order to use them in their day-to-day work.
Enforcement authorities
Judging IP cases
We assist judges to constantly improve and fine-tune their knowledge of IP law and enforcement issues. We do this through workshops, as well as ongoing capacity building projects.
Prosecuting IP cases
We provide training for attorneys on the importance of IP protection and help them hone their skills in this area, in particular with reference to WIPO systems of protection.
Mediation and arbitration
Our workshops and seminars on mediation and arbitration are designed for specialists to build their skills in alternative dispute resolution for IP.
Inventors
Searching patent information
We run regular workshops to familiarize inventors with the tools and processes used to search patent-related information.
Using patent information
Our workshops help inventors understand and utilize patent information.
We organize workshops and seminars and publish industry-by-industry guides to show creative professionals how to get the most out of their IP assets.
Collective management
From helping IP rights holders to interact with collective management organizations (CMOs) to streamlining the work of the staff in CMOs or even setting up a CMO, our training in collective management covers a range of actors and cases.
IP and the media
We provide workshops that help media professionals get a better understanding of IP issues, as well as how IP rights relate to their own creative work.
IP right holders
Audit and valuation
We offer training to help IP rights holders conduct an IP audit and value their assets.
Licensing and commercialization
Through our licensing and commercialization workshops you can learn how to leverage your IP assets to create an additional source of revenue.
IP dispute resolution
Through WIPO's alternative dispute resolution services you can avoid costly judicial battles and settle disputes that may arise quickly and efficiently.
