07 July 2012: Doctoral Scholarships in IP law at the CEIPI - Call for Applications

The Doctoral School ED 101 Law, Political science and History will be awarding 4 doctoral contracts on identified topics this year. The CEIPI is proposing 5 topics which are subject to a call for applications.

A excellent level in French and English is required. It is possible to write the thesis in English.

• Intellectual Property and Human Rights (comparative, european and international aspects)
• (Re)thinking the trade mark system in the European Union: What adaptation to the digital environment?
• What legal framework for the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the EU and at international level? (including the implementation of specialised courts)
• The uniformisation of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU (an analyse of unified IP rights such as the community trademark and the community design; reflection on the codification/ simplification of the systems)
• Towards an international instrument on the protection of industrial designs?

The application deadline to the Doctoral school is:

• August 20, 2012 : full application and application without the grade for the Master thesis
• August 27, 2012 : application with the grade for the Master thesis (provided the rest of the application has been submitted on August, 20)

The interviews in Strasbourg will take place on:

• August 30,2012
• August 31, 2012 (if necessary due to the number of candidates)

Please download the application form (only available in French).