CLDP, in partnership with the American University of Armenia and the Intellectual Property Rights Center of Armenia, hosted an Intellectual Property Summer Academy in Yerevan, Armenia on June 22-July 3, 2015. The Intellectual Property Summer Academy provided a forum for international IP lawyers, IP technology managers, legislators, government representatives, innovators, and scientists to discuss how intellectual property law affects their work and actions, individually and collectively.

The program covered various topics in intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as issues related to competition law. The program included interactive lectures, discussions, and case studies. Presenters included renowned IP experts from prominent Armenian, European and U.S. law schools, legal specialists and practitioners, as well as business experts from IP law firms.