With the beginning of the New Year, CEIPI launched an interdisciplinary research project in law and economics of intellectual property together with the Office of Theoretical and Applied Economics (BETA) at University of Strasbourg. The project, entitled "The strategic role of IP and the necessary…
CEIPI launches a new research project in the area of patent law, which will address patentability standards and how they relate with the broader issue of patent quality. This project is convened in the context of the 2012 cooperation agreement between the Centre d’Études Internationales sur la…
At the CEIPI’s last board meeting held in Geneva on December 14, 2012, the members considered the succession to the position of President of the Administrative Board and unanimously decided to propose Antonio CAMPINOS, the present President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market…
We are pleased to announce that Laure Marino, Professor of Law (agrégée - Private Law and Criminal Sciences) in the Law Faculty of the University of Strasbourg, has joined the CEIPI's Research Department. She is a specialist in intellectual property law and in IT law (IP/IT) and she is the director…
At its last meeting held at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva on December 14, 2012, the Administrative Board of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) reelected Christophe GEIGER as Director General of the CEIPI and of its Research Department. At the…
Christophe GEIGER, General Director of the CEIPI, has appointed Thierry DEBLED, associate professor at the CEIPI, to the position of Director of the International section. At the last meeting of the Administrative Council that was held at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva on…
We are pleased to announce that Yann Basire, Associate Professor at the University of Orléans who defended his thesis at the CEIPI, was awarded by the Faculty of Law of Strasbourg, the Prize for the best thesis in private law (September 2011 - September 2012). Yann Basire has been rewarded for his…
On December 11, 2012 the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved the regulations on the unitary patent, the language regime and the unified patent court. Click here to read the press release of the European Parliament. The adopted texts are available at the links below: Creation of unitary…
The CEIPI and its Research Department is pleased to inform you of the publication of a book edited by Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI. In the Research Handbook Collection (Edward Elgar Publishing), "Criminal Enforcement Of Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research"…
The CEIPI was approached by the South-Korean TV network YTN (Your True Network, a national TV network) to shoot a segment on intellectual property in our premises. Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI and Yves Reboul, Honorary Director general of the CEIPI were interviewed in order to…
We are pleased to announce that Professor Jean Lapousterle has joined the CEIPI's Research Department. Jean Lapousterle is a Professor of private law and criminal sciences at the University of Strasbourg. He obtained a Master degree in copyright and industrial property law and went on to complete…
On October 4, 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive establishing a legal framework aimed at improving access to and digitisation of orphan works across the European Union. Click here to read the press relaese of the EU, including the link to the directive.
We are proud to announce that on July 14, 2012, Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Director of Studies of the CEIPI, has been awarded knight of the Legion of Honour.
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Xavier Seuba, Senior Lecturer in Public International Law in Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona is newly recruited at the CEIPI as a visiting Senior Research Associate for two years. His areas of technical expertise include pharmaceutical policies and law,…
On July 4, 2012, the European Parliament rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Click here to read the European Parliament Press release.
On June 29, 2012, the Member States of the European Union reached an agreement on the seat of the Unified Patent Court. The compromise agreement places the seat of the UPC's Central Division in Paris. Specialised clusters of the UPC’s central division will also be set up - one in London, the other…
The Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances which took place in Beijing (China) between June 20 and 26, 2012, concluded with the adoption of an international treaty to protect the intellectual property rights of audiovisual performers, such as film and TV actors. The…
An exchange and co-operation agreement between the CEIPI and the CEIDIE, one of the main centres for intellectual property studies in South America and currently under the direction of Professor Carlos Correa, was signed on June 6, 2012 in Buenos Aires by Christophe Geiger, Director General of the…
A memorandum of understanding between the EPO and the CEIPI was signed on Friday, June 1, 2012 in Paris at the Administrative board meeting of the CEIPI hosted by the INPI by the President of the University of Strasbourg, Alain Beretz and the President of the European Patent Office, Benoît…
This book, being the first in the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN) series, offers a comprehensive assessment of the current state of intellectual property legislation in Europe and gives direction on how an improved system might be achieved. The EIPIN series is edited by…