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Monday, February 24, 2025

Training Program on Trademarks and Designs by EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)

We would like to inform you that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has created a training program on Trademarks and Designs, aimed at IP professionals from the legal field (“ETMD EP”) and has issued a call for expression of interest to participate in it.

The ETMD EP is designed to provide comprehensive training to Intellectual Property professionals, enabling them to better support EU businesses and strengthen the trademark and design registration systems managed by EUIPO.

For the 2023-2024 period, EUIPO offers two directions:

  • ETMD EP for Legal Service Assistants
  • ETMD EP for Legal Professionals in the IP Field

Interested parties can apply to participate either in the full training program on Trademarks & Designs or individually, i.e., only for the training package on Trademarks or only for the training package on Designs.

Timeline:

The Program is expected to start after the summer holidays.

Application period: June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023

Start of the Training Program: October 5, 2023

Final exams: June 14, 2024

 

These training programs are specifically tailored for participants from private companies or law firms. Each program, created and delivered by EUIPO staff members and leading IP professionals, focuses on collaboration and interaction between EUIPO and IP professionals or legal advisors in the fields of trademarks and designs.

Program website here:

https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/mod/page/view.php?id=133381

Additional information you can use:

ETMD for practitioners

Practitioners Booklet 2023

ETMD for paralegals

Paralegals Booklet 2023