Leading European universities in 37 countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EPO and the EUIPO as strategic
partners in the Pan-European Seal programme.
Albania
- Polytechnic University of Tirana
- Faculty of Justice, University of Tirana
Austria
- University of Innsbruck
- Vienna University of Technology
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
- University of Vienna
- University of Graz
- Technical University of Graz
Belgium
- Center for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven
- College of Europe in Bruges
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- University of Antwerp
Bulgaria
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University of National and World Economy
- Sofia University “St. KIiment Ohridski”
- Technical University of Sofia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
- Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
- Institute for Legal Protection of Intellectual Property, Metropolitan University Prague
- Charles University of Prague
Estonia
- Tallinn University of Technology
Finland
- Hanken School of Economics
- Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki
- University of Turku
- Aalto University
France
- Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, CEIPI
- Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences, Lille 2 University of Health and Law
- Faculty of Law, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University
- Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Master 2 Propriétés Industrielles et Artistique)
- Toulouse 1 University Capitole
- École de Design Nantes Atlantique
- Université Paris-Saclay
Germany
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), Faculty of Law, LL.M. of Intellectual Property Law
- Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition- and Media Law, Faculty of Law, Dresden University of Technology
- Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC
- Technical of University of Munich (TUM)
- Faculty of Law, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
- Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
- Europa-Institut, Law Department, University of Saarland
Greece
- International Hellenic University
- The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Law School
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Democritus University of Thrace
Hungary
- Eötvös Lorànd University
- Óbuda University
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Iceland
Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin
- UCD Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
Italy
- Bocconi University
- University of LUISS Guido Carli
- University of Messina
- University of Brescia
- University of Udine
- Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
- University of Turin
- University of Pisa
- University of Parma
- University Politecnico di Torino (Polito)
Latvia
- Riga Technical University
Lithuania
- Kaunas University of Technology
- Vilnius University
- Vytautas Magnus University
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
North Macedonia
- Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
The Netherlands
- Maastricht University
- Saxion University of Applied Sciences
- University of Utrecht, CIPL - Utrecht School of Law
Norway
- University of Oslo
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Poland
- Faculty of Law, Jagiellonian University
- Faculty of Law and Administration, Lazarski University
- Centre for Intellectual Property Law, University of Gdansk
- University of Warsaw
- Kozminski University
- College of Europe in Natolin
- University of Silesia, Katowice
Portugal
- Católica University of Portugal
- NOVA University Lisbon
- University of Minho
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- University of Coimbra
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
Romania
- Babeș-Bolyai University
- West University of Timișoara
San Marino
Republic of Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- LL. M. IP & IT, Autonomous University of Madrid
- University Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
- Fundacion ESADE
- IE University
- University of Alicante
- University of Valencia
- Pompeu Fabra University
- Polytechnic University of Valencia
- Escuela de Arte y Superior Diseño de Alicante (EASDA)
Sweden
- Lund University
- Stockholm University - Department of Law (SULaw)
Switzerland
- University of Bern
- University of Geneva (UNIGE)
Turkey
- Istanbul Bilgi University
United Kingdom
- Bournemouth University
- School of Law, University of Leeds
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
- Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
- Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, University of Cambridge
- University of Stirling
Further universities will be contacted directly by the EPO
and/or the EUIPO and invited to take part in the programme.
Participation criteria
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the terms
and conditions for co-operation in the area of IP awareness and education under
the Pan-European Seal is made available to universities that express an
interest in participating in the programme.
Participation criteria (specific to each university/academic
area):
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History of co-operation with the EPO/EUIPO
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Participation in IP networks (e.g. EIPIN,
EIPTN, ATRIP)
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IP programmes (i.e. IP centres; IP courses -
LL.M., MBA, master's, PhD, postdoc, etc. - or even IP content, seminars, etc.) on
offer in EPO and EUIPO member states
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IP and/or technology transfer research centres
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Curricula covering eligible academic areas
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International mobility programmes (e.g.
Erasmus)
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Multilingual teaching
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Use of e-learning tools
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ECTS label holder
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Diploma Supplement Label holder
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THE (Times Higher Education) ranking
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CWTS Leiden ranking
The Pan-European Seal is not to be mistaken for a quality
accreditation or certification process. Universities that have not been
contacted and that are interested in participating can apply to become a member
of the Pan-European Seal by sending an e-mail to
paneuropeanseal@epo.org
