Registration Now Open: Self-study Courses
November 22, 2023
For those wishing to read up on advanced intellectual property (IP) topics until the end of the year, 14 of the WIPO Academy advanced Distance Learning (DL) courses are now available in a self-study format until December 31, 2023. Registration for the courses is available on the WIPO eLearning Center.
Register for a self-study course
What are self-study courses?
Self-study courses enable learners to access and read the course content without the guidance of a tutor. The courses are offered free-of-charge and do not include an exam, so certificates are not awarded at the end.
Which courses are available in self-study format?
Fourteen advanced distance learning courses are available in self-study format including:
- The DL-201 Advanced Course on Copyright and Related Rights (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-203 Advanced Course on IP, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-301 Advanced Course on Patents (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-302 Advanced Course on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-317 Advanced Course on Arbitration and Mediation Procedure under WIPO Rules (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-318 Advanced Course on Patent Information Search (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish)
- The DL-320 Advanced Course on the Basics of Patent Drafting (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-450 Advanced Course on IP Management (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-501 Advanced Course on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights for Legal Practitioners (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-502 Advanced Course on Collective Management and Related Rights for Rights Holders (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-503 Advanced Course on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights for Collective Management Organizations (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-506 Advanced Course on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights for Policy Makers (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-511 Advanced Course on Software Licensing Including Open Source (available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
- The DL-730 Executive Course on IP and Exports (available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
Please contact the course administrator if you have any enquiries.