Riyadh, September 20, 2022, SPA — The IP Academy of SAIP held a graduation ceremony for the Training of Trainers Program in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization.
IP Academy stated that this program is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prepare trainers specialized in intellectual property in cooperation between SAIP and WIPO.
The candidates of the program received a certificate of accreditation of a specialized trainer in intellectual property from the WIPO and SAIP and will perform a number of tasks during and after the completion of the program such as the establishment, updating and review of training programs in intellectual property and their contents, materials and bibliography as well as preparation and provision of specialized training activities and related materials.
The program lasted for two years, during which the trainees received intensive lectures on IP methodology and teaching methods, as well as lectures on a number of specialized tracks in IP and various training courses. The candidates of the program varied among faculty members at a number of universities in the Kingdom as well as employees in the private and public sectors and specialists in intellectual property in law firms specializing in intellectual property.
It is worth mentioning that the program is the result of the memorandum of cooperation signed on October 2, 2019 to establish a training center specialized in intellectual property in the Kingdom.
Source: Saudi Press Agency