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News of Intellectual Property 15.09.2005 - Master of Laws in IP Specialization Course Kicks Off in Turin GENEVA - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced on Tuesday that thirty-seven students from around the world are participating in a joint post-graduate program on intellectual property offered by WIPO Worldwide Academy and the University of Turin. According to a press release by the organization, the residential part of the 5th edition of the Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property and Post-Graduate Specialization Course on Intellectual Property opened on September 5, 2005 at the International Training Center (ITC) of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Turin, Italy. First launched in 2000, the annual program seeks to train trainers of intellectual property in order to bolster the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in both developed and developing countries. A total of 37 students from 26 countries are participating in the program. The 2005 edition started on June 1st, 2005 and will end on January 31st, 2006. The first cycle was based on distance learning from June 1st to August. The second, residential, cycle runs from September 5 to December 15, 2005. In the third cycle, from December to January 31, 2006, students will be required to write a thesis on a subject of their choice. The students will benefit from a study visit to WIPO headquarters in Geneva from October 31 to November 4, 2005. At the opening of the residential part of the program, the students were welcomed by Director of Training, International Training Center (ITC) of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Franciscus Lenglet, who explained how the center has always played a leading role in training professionals in almost all fields of human endeavor. Professor of Law, University of Turin, Marco Ricolfi, underscored the richness of the program and the importance of cross-pollination and the sharing of information among the participants, especially between seasoned professionals and recent graduates. Mpazi Sinjela, director of WIPO Worldwide Academy, emphasized the uniqueness and novelty of the program. He said that the course offered a firm basis for participants to launch their careers in intellectual property and to play a leading role in this field in their respective countries. The curriculum provides an in-depth examination of the classical topics of IP law, as well as a specialized analysis of the latest developments in the fields of patents, trademarks, domain names, copyright and related rights, industrial designs, software and databases, integrated circuits, biotechnological patents and plant varieties, the Internet and e-commerce. Participants from the following countries are presently enrolled in the program: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, German, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Pakistan, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. All news of IP Back to main page
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