CEIPI has submitted to the European Commission a number of comments on the proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure, in November 2013, amended text by the Council in 2014 and now…
On December 04th, 2015, Mr. Theodoros Chiou obtained (ex aequo) the prize of the Research Federation “Europe en mutation” for his thesis defended on February 26th, 2015 on the topic "Towards a European IP contract law" written under the supervision of Professor Christophe Geiger, Director General…
The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication series on Global Perspectives and Challenges for the Intellectual Property System, produced jointly with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD).…
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Ms. Elena Izyumenko and Ms. Natalia Kapyrina, both Doctoral Candidates and Research Assistants at the CEIPI, have been awarded – respectively – second and third places in the 2015 Essay Competition for Young Researchers in Intellectual Property Law of the International Association for the…
CEIPI prepared an Opinion on the Resolution of the European Parliament on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC, which was adopted in the context of revision of the EU copyright rules. This document, drawing on previous CEIPI position papers and research, is intended to contribute to the…
The creation of the Unified Patent Court represents a turning point in the history of European intellectual property law. The judges of the Unified Patent Court will be central actors for the success of the Unified Patent Court and the entire patent package. The Centre for International Intellectual…
CEIPI offers its congratulations to Mr. Laurent Léopold Metzger for obtaining the Merit diploma, following his traineeship at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). Concerned by improving the integration of its graduates into the labor market, the CEIPI signed in 2014 a…
It is with regret that CEIPI has learned of the passing of Pierre Nuss. Pierre Nuss enjoyed a distinguished career: as a professional of the highest calibre whose firm is highly regarded in the intellectual property field and has gained European and international renown; as a professor at…
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Christophe Geiger, Professor of Law and Director General of CEIPI, was knighted in the Order of Academic Palms, on the 10th July 2015. This honor rewards the commitment and merits of the academic staff.
We are pleased to announce the publication of a book by Yann Basire. This book titled “The functions of a trademark, essay on the coherence of the legal regime governing a distinctive sign”, is available in the CEIPI Collection by LexisNexis, with a preface signed by Mr. Yves Reboul, Emeritus…
On 24 December 2014, the report on “Copyright policy and the right to science and culture” of the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, was submitted to the Human Rights Council. In the report the Special Rapporteur examines copyright law and policy from the…
The CEIPI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the OHIM and the EPO for the establishment of the Pan-European Seal Professional Traineeship Programme. The signing ceremony took place during the last Administrative Board of CEIPI, on 19th December 2014, in Strasbourg, in the presence of Mr.…
On October 8 2014, the CEIPI (University of Strasbourg) and the Chinese-German Institute for Intellectual Property (HUST) have signed a Cooperation Agreement, with the aim to create common programs for training and research in tellectual propery, exchange of students and staff and the organization…
On October 1st, 2014, The CEIPI and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a framework agreement in order to raise public awareness and knowledge about community plant variety rights, area of intellectual property sometimes neglected in the academic classical programs. On this occasion,…
The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) at the University of Strasbourg and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) based in Geneva concluded a cooperation agreement with the aim to deepen their collaboration in the field of intellectual…
ECTA, the European Communities Trade Mark Association, was formed in 1980. ECTA numbers approximately 1.500 members, coming from all the Member States of the European Union with associate members from all over the world. In order to strengthen the cooperation and exchange with academics, ECTA has…
CEIPI and the French Industrial Property Office (INPI) have a long record of cooperation. Keen on strengthening their common work in education and training in intellectual property law, as well as developing common areas of research, the two partners have signed a framework agreement at the last…
In the context of the European election, the Director General of the CEIPI has published an Opinion in the daily newspaper "Le Monde", with the objective to emphasize the great importance of intellectual property in the context of this election. You can download the electronic version of this…
No. 21 of May 2014 of the magazine “Savoir(s)”, of the University of Strasbourg devotes a report to “Intellectual Property: to whom does knowledge belong?”. It contains among other, interviews with Mr. Christophe Geiger, the Director General of CEIPI and Mr. Xavier Seuba, Senior Research Associate…
A cooperation agreement was signed between CEIPI and the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC) of the University of Oxford, directed by Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, visiting Professor at CEIPI. The signing ceremony was held at CEIPI on May 20 in the presence of members of the Research…