• The Academy will promote and develop, in co-operation with the present and future member states, a Europe-wide harmonised education and training scheme in the field of European and international patent-related intellectual property law and practice.
• The Academy will promote and support the preparation of candidates for the European qualifying examination, in co-operation with the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi) and the national training providers and will promote and support further vocational training for professional representatives.
• The Academy will support and develop training initiatives aimed at harmonising patent enforcement and litigation in Europe.
• The Academy shall increase awareness of the European patent system by supporting European patent-related intellectual property lectures at universities and encourage patent-related research activities.
• The Academy shall complement the activities of the national offices of present and future member states of the European Patent Organisation with patent-related intellectual property education and training events designed and implemented for and with the national offices.
• The Academy will support innovation in Europe by promoting and participating in education and training projects designed for industry and patent system users in the areas of intellectual property creation, strategy, evaluation and management.
• The Academy shall support projects aimed at facilitating co-operation between patent attorneys, intellectual property lawyers and attorneys at law in the patent-related intellectual property field.
• The Academy shall also ensure consistency and when necessary, compatibility between the work of the Academy and other external education and training activities of the Office.

In particular, the Academy will focus on the following programme areas:

• Institutional Strengthening
• Professional Representatives
• Innovation and IP management
• Jurisdiction
• Academia