The University of Turin was founded in 1404. Today, the University has a faculty of 1,200 professors, about 800 researchers, and 70,000 students. More than 20 years ago it launched a cluster of nine international Masters jointly organized with the International Training Center of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO), including this Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LL.M.).

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It is a self-funding, specialized agency of the United Nations based in Geneva. It is dedicated to lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. WIPO administers 26 international treaties and has 189 member states.

The WIPO Academy is a division of WIPO established in 1998. It plays a central role in WIPO’s activities to enhance the capacity of countries to use the IP system by employing an interdisciplinary approach to IP education focusing on its links with trade, innovation, health, applied sciences, information technology and creative industries. Since 1998, more than 400,000 students have participated in WIPO Academy Programmes namely, Professional
Development, Distance Learning, Academic Institutions and Executive Programmes.

It responds to a wide spectrum of demand for IP education like degree programmes, custommade professional training and policy-making in IP and offers distance learning courses in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

The International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (the Centre) is the training arm of the ILO – a specialized agency of the United Nations.

ILO was established in 1919 and aims at the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. The Centre is based in Turin and is a premium provider of capacity development and training services in the field of decent work and sustainable development. In 1991, the Centre started to offer an innovative, job-focused and multi-disciplinary portfolio of Masters in partnership with the University of Turin. The LL.M. in IP, the LL.M. in International Trade Law, the Master in Management of Development, and the Master in Public Procurement for Sustainable Development are among the world-renowned trainings offered by the Centre.

The LL.M. in Intellectual Property is supported by partial funding from WIPO and private entities, most prominently the Compagnia di San Paolo.

• Professor Alessandro Cogo, Turin Law School, University of Turin

• Professor Marco Ricolfi, LL.M. Yale 1976, Turin Law School, University of Turin
• Mr Giuseppe Casale, Director, Turin School of Development
• Ms Martha Chikowore, Counsellor, WIPO Academy, WIPO

• University of Turin: Professor Gianmaria Ajani, Rector of the University of Turin; Professor Marco Ricolfi; and Professor Alessandro Cogo
• The WIPO Academy: Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, of the WIPO Academy; Mr Joe Bradley, Head, Academic Institutions Program; and Ms Martha Chikowore, Counsellor
• ITCILO: Mr Giuseppe Casale, Director of the Turin School of Development; Mr Ralf Krüger, Manager Sustainable Development Programme; Ms Linda Deelen, Manager Enterprise, Microfinance and Local Development Programme

• Mr Massimo Travostino, Lawyer
• Ms Benedetta Magri, ITCILO
• Dr Bryan Khan
• Prof. Luigi Franzoni, University of Bologna
• Mr Julio Raffo, WIPO
• Mr Giovanni Napolitano, WIPO
• Prof. Thomas Cottier,World Trade Institute and University of Berne
• Ms Josefita De Parto, WTO Secretariat
• Prof. Benedetta Ubertazzi, University of Milan Bicocca
• Mr Daniel Brean JD, University of Akron
• Prof. Andrea Ottolia, University of Genova
• Prof. Sven Bostyn, University of Copenhagen
• Prof. Lucas Lixinski, UNSW Sydney
• Mr Andrew Czajkowki, WIPO
• Ms Yolanda Huerta Casado, UPOV
• Mr Paolo Lanteri, WIPO
• Dr Eleonora Rosati, Stockolm University
• Prof. Christophe Geiger, University of Strasbourg
• Prof. Enrico Bonadio, City University London
• Prof. Marco Ricolfi, University of Turin
• Ms Anita Huss, WIPO
• Mr Giancarlo Frosio, CEIPI, University of Strasbourg
• Mr Giulio Zanetti, Loyola University of Chicago
• Dr Luca Barbero, Studio Barbero
• Prof. Estelle Derclaye, University of Nottingham
• Mr Pier Luigi Roncaglia, Spheriens Legal Firm
• Dr Paolisa Nebbia, Shearman & Sterling LLP
• Mr Alberto Camusso, Lawyer, Jacobacci Law Firm
• Mr Theodoros Stamatiadis, Senior Counsel
• Mr Fabrizio Jacobacci, Jacobacci Law Firm
• Mr Luciano Bosotti, Patent Attorney
• Mr Marco Hopperger, WIPO
• Mr Ulrike Till, WIPO
• Dr Justyna Ozegalska-Trybalska, Jagiellonian University
• Mr Simon Legrand, WIPO
• Mr Charles Randolph, WIPO
• Mr Hans Georg Bartels, WIPO

You need to fill in the on-line application form available on the website: 

1. Click on Apply
2. Fill in the application form and attach the supporting documents requested
3. Once you have completed your application and attached the documents, click on Submit
4. You should then receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your application.

You should attach the documents requested in the Supporting Documents section of the on-line application form. Official documents should be scanned and uploaded. The compulsory documents include a copy of:

• motivation letter (required field);
• recent curriculum vitae (required field);
• diploma of university studies (required field);
• transcripts of university studies;
• certificates of English language knowledge and of attendance to postgraduate programmes;
• certificates (TOEFL / IELTS) or other evidence of English language knowledge if not mother tongue;

Important: The application form will be considered only if supported by the above listed documents.

You are expected to submit your application form, duly filled in, together with the requested documents no later than the May 15, 2020.

Student's profile

A total of up to 40 participants (15 selected and sponsored by the WIPO Academy and  the remainder by the University of Turin) are admitted to the Master. All applications are scrutinized by a joint committee headed by the Turin Law School. The Master is very intensive. 

Students need to be strongly motivated.

Essential requirements for admission:

1. Hold a Bachelor's Degree of a minimum duration of three years (equivalent to a three-year first level University Italian Degree) preferably in economics, business, management, political sciences, law, statistics and engineering.

2. Have successfully completed the equivalent number of years of education as an Italian graduate: minimum 15 years of schooling from primary school to university graduation (of at least three-year).

3. Very good knowledge of English language.

The validity of non-Italian degrees must be recognized under Italian law and regulations. For more information, please refer to Recognition of foreign degree.

IMPORTANT:
The Selection Committee reserves the right to interview candidates in order to validate the coherence of their professional projects with the Master.

The selection criteria take into consideration candidates' education and professional profile.

No scholarships are offered for this Master.

Regardless of the results, all applicants will be notified by the end of May 2019.

You should directly contact the Italian Embassy/Consulate of your country, which will provide you with the necessary information on how to obtain its local recognition. 

In accordance with the Italian law, if you hold a Bachelor's degree awarded outside Italy, the recognition of such degree is compulsory for the enrollment at any Italian University.

The recognition is obtained through the Declaration of Value, a letter of academic eligibility and suitability issued by the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the country where the Bachelor's degree was awarded.

The Declaration of Value certifies that a foreign title of study, issued in a certain country, is legal according to the Italian legislation.

In order to obtain the recognition of your Bachelor's Degree, you need to provide us with the following documents:

• Declaration of value of your Bachelor's degree (Dichiarazione di Valore in loco – DV), issued by the competent Italian diplomatic authorities (Embassies and Consulates) of the country in which your degree was awarded. It is an official document written in Italian providing a short description of your academic qualification and certifying that your Bachelor's Degree is equivalent to a three-year first level Italian University Degree for a total number of minimum 15 years of education.  If you received your degree in a country different than yours, please contact the related Embassy. For example if you are Chinese but you were awarded a degree from a university in Germany, you must contact the German Embassy in China. The Declaration of Value must be accompanied by a certified copy of your Bachelor's degree and transcripts (referring to all years of studying); these can also be replaced by the Diploma Supplement, where applicable;
• Original (or certified copy) of your degree and academic transcripts legalized by the competent Ministry or office in charge  (referring to all years of studying). Please check locally. The Legalization is the documentary device by which a Government's Foreign Ministry authenticates a recognized Public Document, such as a University Degree or University Transcripts, as genuine and valid, thereby legalizing that document for use in any other member country under the terms laid out in the 1961 The Hague Conference on Private International Law. This means providing official Government verification of the signatures and stamps appearing on your degree and transcripts. If your country did not join the Hague Convention, there are other ways of legalizing a document for international validity (i.e. through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country, or a notary plus the Italian Embassy);
• Copy of the Italian translation of your Bachelor's degree and the relative transcripts, provided by an official translator (recognized by the Italian embassy). Embassies/Consulates can either validate non-official translations (i.e. translations performed by non-professional translators => this type of validation is needed to check if translations do actually correspond to the original texts) or provide you with a list of official translators.

IMPORTANT: The presentation of the above-listed documents is compulsory for the enrolment at the University of Turin and, therefore, for the award of the final diploma. Please do not produce or send any other documents than the ones that are strictly requested. They will not be of any value for the enrolment at the University of Turin.  Obtaining them is a lengthy process: we invite interested candidates to get informed at their earliest convenience.

Subsistence fees cover single room accommodation, breakfast and laundry.

1. The Centre may agree to lodge accompanying persons on its campus subject to facility availability; priority is given to participants and for short periods.
2. Children under the age of 18 can be admitted only if accompanied by an additional adult person who can take proper care of them during their stay.
3. No assistance in obtaining visas can be provided. 
4. Accompanying persons are responsible for their own illness and accident insurance covering the "main travel" (from/to their country of origin), their stay at the Centre, excursions and any study tours.
5. Only previously authorized visitors can access the campus. To either receive visits or have a guest for more days, it is necessary to request an authorization from the FIS Security Unit through the course secretary or manager at least one week in advance and upon the submission of a valid ID card of the visitor/guest. Otherwise students can meet visitors at the control room and without entering the campus.

According to ITCILO rules, accommodation is covered from the day before the beginning of the Master (from Sunday) and to the day after the end of the Master (to Saturday).

Any exception to the rule above should be approved by the Programme Manager.

The cost of accommodation on Campus is € 85 per night (bed and breakfast).

For all the information visit our 'The Turin Campus' page