On 22 September 2016 will take place the opening of the second edition of the training program for technically qualified judges of the Unified Patent Court. This second edition, held in partnership with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), will take place at CEIPI, in Strasbourg, fr…
The EU Commission has released a major legal review prepared in the framework of its evaluation of the Union-wide design protection system. Prof. Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI, and Natalia Kapyrina, Phd candidate and researcher at the CEIPI, have contributed to this study with…
The CEIPI is happy to announce the publication of the volume “The Intellectual property system in a time of change: European and International perspectives, 50 years of CEIPI anniversary volume”, edited by Professor Christophe Geiger, Director general and director of the Research Department of…
To ensure continuous improvement, the presentation of the CEIPI website has been completely redesigned: more intuitive navigation system, clearer visual identity based on the new graphic charter of the institution… Moreover, the website is now featuring a responsive display system (which means that…
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CEIPI was honored to host from 6 to 9 July 2016 a delegation of the International Intellectual Property Training Institute of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for a working visit and signing of a cooperation agreement. The Korean delegation was composed of Mr. Soon-Kee Park, Dean of…
Benoît Battistelli, President of the European Patent Office (E.P.O.) issued a statement, following the Refenrendum in the UK leading to the "Brexit". Click here to read the statement.
CEIPI is pleased to announce that Mr. António CAMPINOS, current Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, was elected on 16th June 2016, President of the Administrative Board of CEIPI for a second 3-year term. Mr. Antonio CAMPINOS was reelected President of the…
The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) is pleased to announce the publication of the second volume of the CEIPI/ICTSD publication series Global Perspectives and Challenges for the Intellectual Property System, produced jointly with the International Centre for Trade and…
You may download below CEIPI response to the European Commission consultation on the evaluation and modernisation of the legal framework for the enforcement of intellectual property rights, with a focus on specialization of intellectual property courts.
From 7th to 11th December 2015 took place in Geneva the 31st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At this meeting, CEIPI made a statement, particularly on the “Limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives…
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…