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WIPO Worldwide AcademyIgniting the power of the human intellect

WIPO Worldwide AcademyWIPO Worldwide Academy

Study Visit to WIPO: University of West IndiesStudy Visit to WIPO: University of West Indies

May 14, 2008May 14, 2008

by by Martha Chikowore, Consultant.Martha Chikowore, Consultant.

WIPO Worldwide AcademyWIPO Worldwide Academy



OutlineOutline

– Mandate

– Programs

– Activities

– New Developments

– Conclusion



MandateMandate

• To develop human resources in IP

• To demystify IP and to promote greater awareness of IP

• To serve as a central umbrella mechanism for WIPO for human resources development activities

• To serve as a Center of excellence in teaching, training and research



ProgramsPrograms

– Professional Development

– Policy Development

– Distance Learning Program

– Education Degree/Diploma

– Executive & Research

– WIPO Summer School



Program: Professional DevelopmentProgram: Professional Development

Objectives Training and capacity building of:– Professional staff of IP Offices – R&D Institutions – Industry Associations– Intergovernmental Organizations Training in partnership with – National IP Offices– Regional IP Institutions



Objective - Forum for sharing and exchange of information:

decision-makers Policy advisorsLaw enforcement officials, JudgesDiplomatsGeneral publicGovernment officials (WTO-TPC)Professors (WIPO-WTO Colloquium)

Program: Policy Development



Cost effective Flexible Large audiences

Courses offered in the following Languages:Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Program: Distance LearningProgram: Distance Learning



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Program: Distance Learning - GrowthProgram: Distance Learning - GrowthStudents 2000 - 2007: 83,875Students 2000 - 2007: 83,875



DL CoursesDL Courses• DL 001 – Intellectual Property Primer

• DL 101 – General Course on Intellectual Property

• DL 201 –Copyright and Related Rights

• DL 202 –Electronic Commerce IP

• DL 204 –Biotechnology and Intellectual Property

• DL 205 – Plant Variety Protection -UPOV Convention



DL CoursesDL Courses

• DL-208 – Patent Drafting

• DL-209 – Patent Search

• DL-301 – Patents

• DL-302 – Arbitration and Dispute Settlement

• DL-304 – Technology Licensing

• DL-305 – Copyright Licensing

• DL-306 – Biotechnology Licensing



Education Degree/Diploma ProgramEducation Degree/Diploma Program

• Cooperation with Academic Institutions:– Development of IP Curricula – Prepare, Publish and Provide Teaching

Materials in IP• IP Syllabus; IP Research Papers• Intellectual Property Handbook which

covers all areas of IP • Textbook “Teaching of Intellectual

Property: Principles and Methods”



Program: Education and Degree/DiplomaProgram: Education and Degree/Diploma

• Joint University Degree/Diploma Programs:

– Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property with the University of Turin, Italy

– Masters Program on Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights Law with the Faculty of Law/Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden



Education Degree – Diploma ProgramEducation Degree – Diploma Program

• Joint Certificate Course:– WIPO-UNISA

• Diploma Supported Programs:– INDIRA Gandhi National Open University– University of Bucharest

• Training of Trainers – University of Khartoum



Executive & Research ProgramExecutive & Research Program

• Executive Program: Designed to:– provide Senior Executives of industry tools for

using, harnessing and valuating IP for competitive advantage

– To strengthen leadership quality in IP field• IP Research designed to:

– create better understanding of the role and impact of IP on industry, national, regional and international development



WIPO Academy Summer SchoolWIPO Academy Summer SchoolObjective:

To enhance IP skills of senior students and

young professionals

field of IP.

“We arrived as individuals, we left as an

IP network”



NEW DEVELOPMENTSNEW DEVELOPMENTS

• Expansion of Summer School Program: Thailand, Croatia, Republic of Korea, Mexico and South Africa

• Wide Demand for Symposia on IP Education, Training and Research by Universities – IIT New Delhi, ARIPO-Harare, Belarus, Brazil, Mozambique, Philippines, Malaysia, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Vietnam.



NEW DEVELOPMENTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS

• Regional Master Programs: – Master’s Degree in IP (WIPO, ARIPO &

Africa University)– Postgraduate Program on Industrial

Property Management (WIPO, INPI, Lisbon School of Economics & Management of the Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG)

– Training of Trainers Program




• Increased Demand for DL courses in Different Languages, e.g. Croatia ， Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese etc

• Expansion of Executive Program – Launch of Regional Programs – India, University of Cape Town, Abu Ghazale Business School, Kellogg School of Business

• IP for Kids – Starting them Young



2008 NEW DEV.: Starting them Young2008 NEW DEV.: Starting them YoungDL Program for younger generations being develop DL Program for younger generations being develop

Interactive and interesting but teaches IP while keeping Interactive and interesting but teaches IP while keeping them interested and entertainedthem interested and entertained




• Expansion of Policy Development Activities

– Regional Economic Commission e.g. ESCAP, Thailand and Macau-China

– Colloquium for the Judges – Sudan, Turkey, Ghana, Malawi, Romania, Joint Zambia & Zimbabwe and Namibia



CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

• Develop synergies with other IP Academies in IP human resources development

• Enhance services as an Academic institution of excellence in IP teaching, training and research

• Adapt to the changing international, regional and national IP environment

• Respond to new increased demand for IP human resources Development

• Strengthen Existing Partnerships in IP Human Resources development



Thank You from All of Us At WIPO AcademyThank You from All of Us At WIPO Academy

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