We are pleased to announce that on September 17, 2012, Mr. Sébastien Drillon defended a thesis written under the co-direction of Professor Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section at CEIPI and Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Director of Studies of the CEIPI, on the topic:
"The Protection of Software by Patent Law".
The jury was composed of Professor Yves Reboul, Céline Meyrueis (Co-directors), Christian Le Stanc, Professor at the University of Montpellier I, Bertand Warusfel, Professor at the University of Lille II (Examiners), Stefan V. Steinbrener, former President of the Board of Appeal 3.5.0.1, Member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO and Consultant at the Office Bardehle, Pagenberg, and Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.