Candidates will receive training on the underlying principles, the essential legal background and the practice of IP Administration. The Course encourages the development of knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of the structure, personnel and functions of the various departments usually found in a firm, including the work of patent attorneys and support staff. The Course encourages utilisation and expansion of candidates’ existing knowledge, and supports candidates in their day-to-day role and career aspirations.
Further details including exact dates and costs will be circulated over the coming months. It is anticipated that the Course will be run from August 2022 until March 2023, with an examination to be held in April 2023. Successful candidates will be awarded a Certificate from IPTA.
Places will be limited, particularly in the first year as we trial the course and seek feedback from participants. We encourage early expressions of interest with an indication of the number of candidates you may wish to send to the course from your firm/workplace in the first year.
If you have any questions, or wish to express your interest in one or more placements in the course, please email the Secretariat at: mail@ipta.org.au.
Mike Zammit PhD, Course Co-ordinator & IPTA Councillor