Event Information
The FICPI & WIPO International Patent Drafting Training Programme 2026
Transforming inventions into well-crafted patent applications requires a combination of knowledge and skills that can only be acquired through a comprehensive hands-on experience.
Learning from experienced practitioners, this course will enhance your patent drafting skills and secure the best available protection for your or your client´s inventions.
The programme has been developed by WIPO in cooperation with FICPI.
Application Deadline
6 January 2026
Course Dates
13 April 2026 to 6 November 2026
Programme Description
This training programme is ideal for those with professional or commercial interest in patents, and who are looking to enhance their patent drafting skills across different technical fields. Designed as practice-oriented training, inventors and those providing services to them can acquire technical skills and knowledge necessary to prepare and file successful patent applications, including the capacity to draft all-important claims that determine the scope and coverage of the protection to be granted by a patent.
This programme, offered in English, will utilise state of the art WIPO e-learning tools, while also giving unparalleled access to highly qualified patent drafting experts from across the globe both virtually, through the use of theme-based discussion forums and individual feedback and mentoring, and face-to-face, through a workshop conducted at the WIPO Headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland).
This Training Programme offers
- Hands-on experiential learning delivered by globally recognised instructors where practical exercises and personal feedback are the main learning instruments.
- A curriculum specifically designed for exposure to international patent practice, to give participants an edge when transforming ideas into solid global patent portfolios.
- An opportunity to build an international network of peers and mentors encounter engaged in patent drafting across the world.
What You Will Learn
- Claim drafting techniques and methodologies
- Specification drafting - description, summary, background/ abstract for inventions
- Analysis of inventions
- Strategic filing decisions
Who Should Apply
- Patent agents and patent agent candidates;
- Staff of technology transfer offices at universities and public research centres or WIPO Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISCs);
- Others regularly involved in supporting inventors to obtain patents, who wish to further improve their skills on patent drafting;
- Innovators, researchers, and members of the public wishing to enhance skills on patent drafting.
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Registration fees
A fee of USD ($) 1000 is payable upon notification of acceptance. Discounted rates apply for the following categories of participants:
| Developed Countries | Developing Countries & Economies in Transition | Least Developed Countries | |
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| Professionals and Non-Students | USD 1000 standard fee | USD 400 60% discount | USD 200 80% discount |
| Students | USD 800 20% discount | USD 400 60% discount | USD 200 80% discount |