Traineeships

Traineeships for young professionals

This traineeship programme is intended to provide young professionals with practical experience of the European Union in general and the EUIPO in particular as well as to enable them to put into practice knowledge acquired during their studies and first professional experiences, and in particular in their specific areas of competence.

It is open to young professionals from both EU Member States and non EU countries:

• Who have completed successfully at least the first cycle of a higher education course certified by an official document from the University before the selection procedure starts.;
• with a working knowledge of one of EUIPO's five working languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish), equivalent to level B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• and who preferably have a good knowledge of another official EU language.

Applying for a traineeship

Candidates have to apply for the traineeship position through the e-recruitment tool published on the EUIPO official website within the open application period. Applicants must provide all of the supporting documents required, electronically scanned and attached to the online application.

Decision N° ADM 22-10-REV contains the rules governing the Young Professionals traineeships Programme. 

Online application

The online application form will ask you to attach the following:

• Curriculum Vitae (Europass CV template available here)
• Letter of motivation in any of the five working languages of the EUIPO.
• University diploma (for applicants who have not yet received their official degree certificate, a statement from their university confirming their degree result is sufficient)
• Certificate of completion of EUIPO's online course ‘EUTM in a Nutshell'.

When you have completed your online application, an application number will appear on your screen, confirming that we have received your application. Take a note of this number and quote it in all future communications with us.

Selection criteria

Successful candidates will be selected on the basis of their CV and motivation letter, qualifications, language skills, any previous experience, professional or such as extra-academic roles, involvements of social responsibility nature or interventions within the scope of a professional, and certificate of completion of at least one of the online free courses of the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal.

We will draw up a reserve list, and candidates on the list will be contacted if places become available. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of the selection process.

Traineeships for junior IP employees

We offer grant-assisted traineeships to junior staff from national and international industrial property offices. These placements offer technical training in specific areas of IP administration, with particular regard to trade marks and designs.

They offer the opportunity to learn about our e-registration services, observe our management techniques and strategies and understand our databases and technical knowledge. Trainees also work in other specific areas of expertise such as human resources, communications or information technology.

The duration of the traineeships is normally of 5 months.

For further information, we strongly advise you to read Decision N° ADM 22-10-REV which contains the rules governing the necessary details of the traineeships Programmes at the EUIPO.

Selection procedure.

Trainees shall be selected from the National and International Industrial property Offices and other public bodies dealing with trademarks and design and will be appointed two months before the start of their traineeship.

A traineeship agreement is drawn up between the President of NIPO & PB and the Executive Director of EUIPO via an exchange of written communication.

It specifies the training period, the Department to which the trainee will be allocated and the exact nature of the training.

Unpaid traineeships

This traineeship programme is intended for university graduates who, in the course of their studies or in some other manner, have already gained some initial experience in the areas of work of the Office.

The traineeship period shall last for a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 6 months.

Selection

Candidates should send their applications via email to traineeships@euipo.europa.eu enclosing:

• CV and motivation letter (in any of the five working languages of the EUIPO), including the field of expertise in which he/she is interested and the desired dates of the unpaid traineeship within the time limits mentioned above,
• Degrees / diploma(s),
• If available, certificates of previous professional experience.

Successful candidates will be selected on the basis of their CV and motivation letter, qualifications, language skills, any previous experience, professional or such as gained through specialisation as part of the applicant’s studies for a university degree, a dissertation or other research project conducted as part of their studies or in some other manner, and certificate of completion of at least one of the online free courses of the EUIPO Academy Learning Portal.

Preference will be given to candidates who must work as legal clerk in order to be admitted to practice as a fully qualified lawyer.

For further information, we strongly advise you to read Decision N° ADM 22-10-REV which contains the rules governing the necessary details of the traineeships Programmes at the EUIPO.