The EUIPO has launched the sixth edition of the ETMD Education Programme for practitioners (2026/27).

Applications for the programme are open from today (18 May) until 31 May 2026 and it runs from September 2026 to March 2027.

There are 60 places and selection is based on requirements, experience and motivation so EUIPO encourages early applications.

The programme is aimed at IP professionals advising on trade mark and design matters, including IP lawyers, in-house counsel and consultants and agents representing clients before the EUIPO.

Applicants need to demonstrate sufficient prior knowledge, either by being a professional representative admitted by the EUIPO, having three years of relevant experience, a law degree and IP experience or another means. They also need to have thorough knowledge of English.

The programme has three tracks: (1) trade mark and design (full programme); (2) trade mark; and (3) design. Evaluation is by two intermediate exams and one final exam.

The fees are €1500 (track 1); €1000 (track 2); and €500 (track 3).

The MARQUES Education Team can attest to the value of the training course to strengthen professional expertise, having been involved in the ETMD Education Programme from its beginning in 2018, with Shane Smyth, José Amorim, Sandra Müller and Charlotte Duly serving as members of the Advisory Council and Examination Board as well as tutors and examiners in the programme.

In episode 21 of the Talking MARQUES podcast, available here, Sandra Müller and Guido Donath discussed the programme following the completion of the fifth edition.

Find out more about the programme on EUIPO’s website here.