Feb 25

WIPO Courses

WIPO is offering free online courses, starting next week.

The introductory general course on intellectual property issues is offered free of charge in seven languages from some 80 teachers and tutors and is a pre-requisite to any other WIPO Academy course, it said.

The general course includes such areas as copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial design, plant breeders’ rights, unfair competition and international registration systems. Some 38,000 people from over 180 countries have taken it since the Academy was founded in 1998.

via Groklaw

Update: Ah, well, once I read the linked articles properly it turned out that registration was closed.

15 comments so far...

ABANISH SINGH Said on July 19th, 2005 at 12:54:

I wanted to get enrolled in the course but have no idea about the same so as to how to go about it. Plz help.
Karl Jonsson Said on July 19th, 2005 at 13:12:

Registration for fall 2005 is open. Visit http://academy.wipo.int and sign up.
Sonali Singh Said on September 2nd, 2005 at 9:21:

As i just began reading this article, i was thrilled…but towards the end i wanted to break the computer the screen…….I missed it…..
Sonali Singh Said on September 2nd, 2005 at 9:25:

i regret having missed the last date…
rashmi Said on September 2nd, 2005 at 9:43:

good idea
Karl Jonsson's Weblog Said on January 4th, 2006 at 0:57:

WIPO Certificate

Just before Christmas I got a little present from WIPO. No, I’m afraid if wasn’t a promise of copyright reform. It was the diploma for the online course I completed in November.

WIPO Certificate
I’m sort of annoyed that the cer…
CHINWE STELLA TOLEFE Said on May 10th, 2007 at 22:03:

I COMPLETED THE GENERAL COURSE 101 AND CERTIFICATE WAS IVEN TO ME,I NOW WANT TO FUTHER,HOW DO I GO ABOUT IT?
Karl Jonsson Said on May 10th, 2007 at 22:23:

Well, first you find the Caps Lock key and press it once so your text does not come out in ALL CAPS. Then, as far as I can remember, you just sign up for more courses the way you signed up for the first one. I think that only the first one was free of charge, however.
sarika Said on May 24th, 2007 at 10:26:

please try agaib
safina Said on January 19th, 2008 at 15:46:

i want to get a certificate on introductory general course
sindhuja Said on February 10th, 2008 at 18:30:

the free online WIPO course in which i had enrolled seems to be in french.i prefer that in enlish and i would like to know the career guide lines in WIPO
Amit kumar srivastava Said on August 7th, 2009 at 12:12:

i want to wipo course
ghada from syria Said on April 8th, 2010 at 17:33:

I want to inform me by any training courses for staff of intellectual property and related rights, and any meetings or conferences in Geneva, through my an e-mail in particular that I worked in the Directorate of copyright protection in Syria and we do not know any thing about what can we contribute because the candidates are only limited to the boss only
thank you
sara Said on April 10th, 2010 at 12:30:

Iwant to errase the former comment how can I do ?
KYOMUGASHO MERCY KENTARO Said on August 11th, 2010 at 18:43:

Hullo, i want to do a masters or Phd in intellectual property. Please advise.Thank you
Mercy