IP training courses

Our subsidiary PROvendis GmbH offers a number of free web seminars as part of the IP Academy for training and qualifying employees on matters concerning intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer at universities, research institutes, start-ups and established companies.

The European IP Helpdesk is a free service offered by the EU Commission. It supports small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), researchers and cross-border research alliances with disseminating, utilising and marketing technological innovations and intellectual property. In addition to direct contact with the advisory staff via the helpline and an online library with case studies, the European IP Helpdesk offers numerous English-language webinars.

For students and staff of the University of Münster, we offer various courses every semester as part of the General Studies programme. The topics range from ‘Introduction to copyrights’ to ‘Trademark research workshop’. See the infobox on ‘Teaching’ on this page for a listing of planned and upcoming courses this semester.

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  Teaching

  Winter Term 2025/26

  • Seminar: Einführung in den EU AI Act – Rechtliche Grundlagen für KI-Kompetenz für Nicht-Juristen [312006]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Fri, 16^th Jan 2026, 2.15 p. m. – 5.00 p. m. | Single Course | H 4]
    • [Fri, 6^th Mar 2026, 10.15 a. m. – 11.15 a. m. | Single Course | H 4]
  • Seminar: IP-Führerschein Designrecht [312010]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Tue, 28^th Oct 2025, 4.15 p. m. – 5.00 p. m. | Single Course]
  • Seminar: IP-Führerschein Markenrecht [312011]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Tue, 28^th Oct 2025, 4.15 p. m. – 5.00 p. m. | Single Course]
  • Seminar: IP-Führerschein Urheberrecht [312012]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Tue, 28^th Oct 2025, 4.15 p. m. – 5.00 p. m. | Single Course]
  • Seminar: Patent-Recherche-Workshop [312016]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Fri, 19^th Dec 2025, 10.15 a. m. – 1.00 p. m. | Single Course | JUR 073 (WIWI Pool 2)]
    • [Fri, 9^th Jan 2026, 10.15 a. m. – 1.00 p. m. | Single Course | JUR 073 (WIWI Pool 2)]
  • Seminar: Schutz von Computerprogrammen und Software - zwischen Urheberrecht und Patentierung [312017]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Tue, 13^th Jan 2026, 10.15 a. m. – 12.30 p. m. | Single Course]
    • [Tue, 20^th Jan 2026, 10.15 a. m. – 12.30 p. m. | Single Course]
    • [Tue, 10^th Feb 2026, 11.15 a. m. – 12.15 p. m. | Single Course | S 1]

  Summer Term 2025

  • Seminar: Einführung in das Datenschutzrecht für Nicht-Juristen [310001]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Fri, 27^th Jun 2025, 2.00 p. m. – 5.00 p. m. | Single Course | SRZ 19]
    • [Fri, 8^th Aug 2025, 10.15 a. m. – 11.15 a. m. | Single Course | SRZ 19]
  • Seminar: Einführung in das Urheberrecht für Nicht-Juristen [310002]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Fri, 25^th Apr 2025, 10.15 a. m. – 11.45 a. m. | Single Course | S 1]
    • [Fri, 9^th May 2025, 10.15 a. m. – 12.30 p. m. | Single Course | S 1]
    • [Fri, 27^th Jun 2025, 10.15 a. m. – 11.15 a. m. | Single Course | S 1]
  • Seminar: IP-Führerschein Patentrecht [310007]
    (in cooperation with Marc Stallony)
    • [Tue, 22^nd Apr 2025, 4.00 p. m. – 4.30 p. m. | Single Course]

The IP Licence is an e-learning programme on intellectual property, offered by PROvendis GmbH in cooperation with the Institute of Information, Telecommunication and Media Law (ITM) and the NRW State Competence Centre for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law, also situated at the University of Münster. This digital programme is unlike any in Germany and offers participants an opportunity to gain advanced professional competence in IP.

The target-group-specific and general modules of the IP Licence are targeted at researchers, business representatives and other interested individuals and teach the fundamentals on protecting inventions, technologies and one’s know-how, in other words, intellectual property. You can sign up to learn about a specific IP protection law. Upon completing (and passing) the course, you are issued a corresponding certificate:

• University patent law
• University copyright law
• Design law
• Trade secret law

The German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) regularly offers seminars in Berlin and Munich, as well as online, practice-oriented workshops on commercial property rights. For more information, visit the DPMA website.