Our friends at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) have been busily hatching up new schemes for spreading the word when it comes to things you can do with trade marks and designs. The latest is OHIM's IP Course for Paralegals. This course is designed exclusively for paralegals -- who are part of the rank and file army of users of OHIM's services and who are involved in many different activities regarding the administration of Community trade mark and registered Community design filings, not to mention day-to-day interaction with OHIM staff. 

The objective of the course is to increase not just paralegals' operational efficiency but that of OHIM itself, since OHIM´s own daily experiences in dealing with paralegals have been used as a means of identifying hotspots in the filing processes which this course will address.

So, if you are a paralegal who craves tailor-made in-depth knowledge of all aspects of CTM prosecution, as well as practical information and tips on using OHIM's online tools and enjoying straightforward, single action communication with OHIM, this is the course for you.

The course spans two-and-a-half days in Alicante's OHIM Auditorium, from 27 to 29 April 2015. It covers basic requirements for obtaining and protecting a CTM, from filing the application to the issuance of the registration. It also includes perspectives on inter partes matters, and lots more besides.

For further information and registration, just click here.