Students from fifteen countries begin master’s degree in intellectual property in Alicante

September 22, 2025 3 Mins Read

Students of fifteen different nationalities will be trained in intellectual property and digital innovation at the University of Alicante (UA) through the Magister Lvcentinvs program, one of the most prestigious in the world, which opened its 32nd edition on Friday. Students from various nations, including the United States, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Turkey, and Canada, will begin their postgraduate studies in a year of great importance for the province.

Starting December 1st, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), situated in Alicante, will be in charge of registering geographical indicators for traditional products like pottery, lace, and filigree. The master’s degree’s well-known and wide specialisation in these designations of origin will give its graduates a major competitive advantage in an increasingly specialised market.

The 35-student international program specialising in intellectual property and digital market innovation will begin this Friday with an inaugural ceremony. They were picked from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and specialities, including law, international relations, economics, business administration and management, engineering, biotechnology, pharmacy, translation and interpretation, and advertising, among others.

The studies have drawn participants from law, international relations, economics, business administration and management, engineering, biotechnology, pharmacy, translation and interpretation, and advertising.

The occasion was hosted by Rosabel Roig, Vice-Rector for Continuing Education and Languages, who represented the Rector, Amparo Navarro, and was attended by top Intellectual Property Office officials. Representatives from the several Spanish and European Intellectual Property Offices who work with and promote the Lvcentinvs Master’s Degree also attended. The event featured opening speeches from Professor Vladia Borissova, Director of the Academy of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Ms. María José de Concepción Sánchez, Deputy Director General and Director of the Department of Patents and Information Technology of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), and Natalia González-Alberto Rodríguez, Advisory Member of the Subdirectorate General for Intellectual Property of the Directorate Genera.

The academic event closed with a lecture by António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office, which was generated and transmitted for the first time utilising Artificial Intelligence technologies.

The Lvcentinvs Master’s program is led by the following Commercial Law professors: Professors include Pilar Montero, Director of the Lvcentinvs Master’s program, Esperanza Gallego Sánchez, Director of Plant Innovations and Designations of Origin, Nuria Fernández Pérez, Director of the Department of Commercial Law and Director of Trademarks, Designs, Competition, and Copyright, and Pilar Iñiguez, Director of Patents. Teresa Torregrosa, Director of the University of Alicante’s Centre for Continuing Education, who is responsible for its management, also attended the occasion.

Key learning

This year, Lvcentinvs Master’s students will benefit from a program that allows them to learn firsthand about the most recent advances in the area, such as legal changes affecting the use of artificial intelligence in technology and intellectual property. “The study and management of intellectual property rights is seen as a fundamental competitive tool for technological development, since without a strategy for patents and other innovations , we would not have the technological advances that allow us to be competitive in a globalised world,” Pilar Montero, PhD, explained.

Furthermore, the master’s director stated that understanding brand management, design, and copyright “is essential for SMEs, freelancers, and other professionals who need to differentiate themselves in the market and achieve profitability in the dissemination and sale of products and business and creative initiatives in the globalised marketplace.”