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新香港六合彩开奖结果Laws is a member of the prestigious Pan-European Seal Professional Traineeship Programme with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO).
新香港六合彩开奖结果is one of only a few UK universities to be a member of the听prestigious听听鈥� a partnership with Europe鈥檚 leading Intellectual Property (IP) organisations: the 听(EUIPO) and听the听 (EPO).听Under the听Pan-European Seal, 新香港六合彩开奖结果students having a strong IP law profile,听particularly those on the LLM in Intellectual Property听Law听programme, or those completing a PhD in an intellectual property law subject, may apply for听a 12-months听paid traineeships听at the听EUIPO or听the EPO commencing in the autumn听after they graduate.听In addition to the PES traineeships, students and academics are also invited to participate in a number of special exclusive PES events throughout the year.
Under the PES Traineeship Programme, students can apply for a position based at the EPO headquarters in Munich, Germany or one based at the EUIPO headquarters in Alicante, Spain. Both provide recent graduates with invaluable professional work experience in a multi-cultural environment, thereby bridging the gap between university and the competitive professional world of work in the IP sector. Those graduates selected to take part in the scheme will follow a tailored development programme, with a monthly stipend (鈧�1,200 for EUIPO and 鈧�2,200 for the EPO in 2024/205)听while also gaining on-the-job training by office staff, and having access to other training and language courses.
We will update the information about the programme and how to apply in January each year, with a deadline for applications (Stage 1, see below) in early February.听For futher information on the PES scheme, please contact听Dr Alina Trapova, who is the PES point of contact for UCL. Dr Trapova is well-equipped to answer your questions, as she took part in the PES Programme herself听at the EUIPO in 2015-2016.
- Who may apply for a PES traineeship?
Law students will meet the general eligibility criteria if they are:
(i) enrolled on the LLM programme or PhD programme and will have completed their course by the September of the year in which the traineeship begins; (ii) can demonstrate听a听strong knowledge and interest in the field of intellectual property law (e.g., study of IP modules听and/or LLM/PhD research in this field); and (iii) can demonstrate听personal motivation to work in an international IP environment.N.B. Applicants听are responsible for making sure that they have the correct visa, where applicable, and that they obtain all the documentation required by the authorities of the country in which they will be based before commencing their traineeship.
To meet the EUIPO eligibility criteria, you will need to:- Be a national of one of the EU Member states (although a more limited number of trainees from the UK and other non-EU countries may be selected)
- Have at least a certified CEF level B1 in English, French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish
- Previous participation in international programmes, such as Erasmus+, is an advantage.
- Additional experience demonstrating skills such as communication, problem-solving, innovation, leadership, teamwork and flexibility, is an advantage.
To meet the EPO PES traineeship eligibility criteria, you will also need to:
- Be a national of one of the听
- Proficiency in at least one official EPO language (English, French or German).
- How to apply
The application process is in two stages. The first is an internal selection process by 新香港六合彩开奖结果Laws (Stage 1) to shortlist candidates for each office. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to submit their application directly to the EUIPO or the EPO (Stage 2).
- Application: Stage 1
Students meeting the eligiblity requirements will be invited to submit an internal application to the 新香港六合彩开奖结果PES Coordinator. This will include a听short, up-to-date CV (up to two pages), along with a covering one-page听letter, explaining how the eligibility criteria (see above) are met and the听motivation for pursuing a traineeship at the relevant institution(s). Applicants must specify whether they are interested in a placement at the EUIPO, the听EPO or both.
All applications received will be reviewed, and a shortlist of candidates will be selected for each institution.听While Stage 1听applications can be for both offices, a candidate can only be shortlisted for one of the institutions.听
Please note that at Stage 1, CVs may be in any format, but those progressing听to Stage 2, will be required to provide a CV in the . Therefore, applicants may prefer to use the Europass format for both stages.
- Application: Stage 2
Applicants who receive confirmation that they have been shortlisted by 新香港六合彩开奖结果at Stage 1听are then responsible for applying directly to the relevant office before the set deadline set by the Offices via听the听 or the (as appropriate). Each institution requires separate application documents.
For EUIPO-shortlisted candidates:听Up-to-date CV in format; Letter of motivation in any of the 5 working languages of the EUIPO (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish); Degree certificate (a provisional declaration may be submitted pending the conferral of your degree);听Certificate(s) of completion of at least one of the following EUIPO online courses: and/or .
For EPO-shortlisted candidates:听Up-to-date CV听in format; Letter of motivation; and Degree certificates (a provisional declaration may be submitted pending the conferral of your PG degree).
The Offices will evaluate all timely applications received from听shortlisted applicants and will make the final decision on participation in听the Pan-European Seal Programme. Successful applicants will be offered a traineeship agreement with either EUIPO or听EPO for a duration of 12 months starting in September/October each year. (Applications received from students who have not been shortlised by 新香港六合彩开奖结果will be ignored.)听
This is a highly competitive process, since the 新香港六合彩开奖结果applicants are considered alongside applications from around 130 universities from across Europe. Typically, each Office selects around 100 trainees from a variety of backgrounds, based on academic merit and personal motivation, as well as the current institutional needs of the offices. Unfortunately, therefore, candidates who are shortlisted by 新香港六合彩开奖结果Laws are by no means guaranteed to be offered a traineeship.
- More information
Before applying to take part in PES, please review the and the , and read the听 and carefully. There, you will find more detailed information including the traineeship profiles, which are different in the two Offices.听