SIXTH BOCCONI TRANSATLANTIC IP SUMMER ACADEMY

1 - General objectives

Università Bocconi is organizing in July 2012 the Sixth edition of the Transatlantic Intellectual Property Summer Academy, jointly with the University of Trento, and with the support of the European Patent Office and the European Union Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM). Considering the growing role and importance of Intellectual Property in European and North-American knowledge-based economies, this one week course will focus on two IP subjects: IP Rights and Technology and IP and Territory, with an inter-disciplinary approach, including IP law, IP economics, IP business and IP operational practicalities at an international level.

Thanks to lectures held by leading IP scholars and researchers from 10 countries in Europe and North America, participants will have a broad perspective on both, IP Rights and Scientific Research and IP and Territorial Economic Development, especially at an international and comparative level.

The horizontal and dynamic teaching system will give participants the opportunity to embrace all aspects of IP Rights management in real life by involving case and example studies, practical exercises as well as direct contact with IP operators.

2 - Date and venue

University of Trento: 2-6 July 2012

3 - Organizers  

Università Bocconi and University of Trento, in cooperation with:

- New York University
- McGill University Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
- University of Western Ontario - Canada
- CNRS (CECOJI - Paris, France)
- Magister Lucentinus Alicante
- Italian Universities (State University of Milan, Scuola Normale Pisa and Foggia University (TBC by Bocconi)
- Penn State University (USA) TBC
- The European Patent Office: EPO Academy
- The European Union Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM)
- The World Intellectual Property Organization (TBC)

4 - Teaching language

English only (administrative assistance offered in French, German, Spanish and Italian).

5 - Access requisites   

 - Graduate Degree in Law, Economics or Engineering OR
 - Undergraduate Degree in Law (subject to a selection procedure) OR
The course is also open to young researchers and professionals working in TTOs.

6 - Course contents

 - 30 hours teaching program;
 - Visits to IP operators;
 - Printed and online teaching material to each course participant.

7 - Fees 

Fees are established by our partners, in coordination with Università Bocconi, and collected by University of Trento. They would amount to some Euro 600. Participants should book and pay directly their travel, accommodation and meals.

8 - Number of participants  limited to 50

9 - The Summer Academy is a residential program and includes:

- Courses, seminars and visits to IP operators;
- Discounts for accommodation bookings;
- Printed and online teaching material to each course participant in Alicante.

In addition, for the period of the Summer Academy, participants will have full access to all University of Trento facilities (Library, electronic resources and all premises).

10 - E-Helpdesk

The ipsummer@unibocconi.it mailbox will provide guidance to participants or applicants. Course participants' E-Helpdesk and a tutorship phone desk will be set up from 1 May 2012 at University of Trento until one week after the end of the course and will provide advice and guidance for inquiries relating to travel opportunities, early arrival and extended stay.

11 - International Faculty

As per standard practice, the inter-disciplinary International Faculty is constituted by Bocconi Professors and Professors /Department Directors/ Deans from each partner and cooperating institution, including Professors Roberto Caso (University of Trento), David Lametti and Richard Gold McGill University Montreal, Mark Perry (The University of Western Ontario -Canada), Marie Cornu (Director, CNRS CECOJI), the EPO Academy, the newly created OHIM Academy, the WIPO Development Cooperation Sector, etc.

12 - Program Details   

Program contents include inter-disciplinary high-level teaching on IP Rights and Technology and IP and Territory, with added value in each of the following fields:

- North American, European and International IP Law
- North American, European and International IP Economics
- North American, European and International IP as a tool for Researchers
- North American, European and International IP Business operational models

The full program will be uploaded on the web page of the Bocconi School of Law as soon as it will be available.

As a result of their attendance to the Bocconi Transatlantic Summer IP Academy 2012, participant lawyers, economists, scientists and engineers, as well as business specialists(at student or young professional level) are to:

- enhance, thanks to lectures by the best international IP specialists, their international knowledge in their own field of expertise
- better embrace: IP Rights and Technology and IP and territorial Economic Development globally, as a subject item at the crossroads between different stakeholders

For all lessons, a participatory and interactive teaching approach is chosen, involving business case examples and studies, practical exercises and direct contact opportunities with IP operators and companies in a dynamic, horizontal and open work environment. In addition, free tutor assistance will be available to the participants, in order to ensure cohesion between the participants.

An optional daily recreational program is available in advance to participants and includes

- invitations to cultural activities
- free of charge social activities and activities at limited costs

13 - Attendance certificates

Attendance certificates are granted to participants. Universities giving credits to students for attendance establish their appropriate policies, in accordance with their own internal rules. For any additional information, students will contact ipsummer@unibocconi.it