EUIPO and EPO opportunities

Warwick University is delighted to have been selected as a Pan-European Seal (PES) Partner University, enabling our final year Undergraduate and Postgraduate students and graduates to apply for a traineeship with the European Patent Office (EPO) and EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) beginning in September 2026.

There is more information below about timelines and eligibility.

Applicants can only apply to EPO or EUIPO in any one year.

More information

• Warwick Online information session

We will be holding an information session online at 10-11 am Friday 6th February 2026 - all welcome. This will be recorded and the recording uploaded here shortly after the event.

Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37778169270153?p=12QlQAKvxk5CayP9GlLink opens in a new window

• Live information sessions held by EUIPO and EPO

• Thursday 5 Feb –https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h6YCezceTOWzYmFS8oGLTgLink opens in a new window

• Wednesday 11 Feb –https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_92g_5xXqSA--IE9XasiP6ALink opens in a new window

• Friday 13 Feb –https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eBylHK3ASRCA3YcLU8lrNwLink opens in a new window

• Wednesday 18 Feb –https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9r0bqL-NTP6DsE5SPdN7YgLink opens in a new window

More information about the roles

EUIPO Pan-European Seal Trainee programme (one year)

The role is open to PG and UG graduates (final year students can apply but candidates should have obtained their degree by the start of the programme (mid-September 2026) but not before January 2024.

The role is in-person based in Alicante, Brussels or Luxembourg.

It is for one year but selected applicants can extend by one year.

Salary conditions around € 1 300 EUR net monthly with some contribution to travel expenses (in case of extension for an additional 12-month period the grant is increased).

Who can apply to the EUIPO scheme -

Applications strictly through University of Warwick by 16 February 2026 - see form here

• Bachelor degree or higher from Warwick University

• Candidates should have obtained their degree by the start of the programme (mid-September 2026) but not before January 2024.

• All nationalities can apply.
• Certificate(s) of completion of at least one of the following courses is highly recommended (Access the courses

  here.

  • EUTM in a Nutshell
  • and/or
  • Registered EU Design (REUD) in a nutshell

Life as a PES Trainee at the EUIPO

Watch the video here.

EPO PES Young Professional Programme

• The role is open to PG and UG graduates (final year students can apply but must have obtained their degree before the start of the programme).
• The role is hybrid and in-person attendance may be allocated in one of their offices in Munich, The Hague, Berlin, Vienna, and Brussels.
• It is for one year but selected applicants can extend to three years.
• The pay is Salary conditions around €2,300 net monthly in the first year, rising each year.

Who can apply to the EPO scheme

• National of an EPO member state (proof of passport or ID card is required)
• Bachelor degree or higher from Warwick University or other EPO partner (Candidates can have graduated at any point in the past but must have obtained the degree before the programme start (15.09.2026).
• Find out more here

Life as a PES Young Professional at the EPO

Watch the video here

• Get to know our Young Professionals
• Testimonials
  • Meet Ana Maria, Antonino, Corina, Ines, Léandre, Jihanne, Perim and Yigit
• Podcasts:
  • Jumpstart your career: Life as a Young Professional at the EPO
  • From campus to career: How Young Professionals are making an impact at the EPO