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6 June 2012

Signature of an exchange and co-operation agreement between the CEIPI (University of Strasbourg) and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Intellectual Property – (CEIDIE - University of Buenos Aires Law Faculty)

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…

1 June 2012

Signature of a memorandum of understanding between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the CEIPI-University of Strasbourg, in Paris. The co-operation in training in European patent law is strengthened

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…

24 April 2012

Forthcoming first EIPIN Series publication, “Constructing European Intellectual Property: Achievements and New Perspectives”, edited by Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI

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…

3 April 2012

A CEIPI student awarded the APRAM prize 2012

We are pleased to announce that Chloé Prault student of CEIPI Master 2 in Intellectual Property Law and Valuation of Intangible Assets  for the year 2011-2012, has been awarded the 1st prize of the APRAM (Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles) annual contest for her work on…

21 March 2012

Two CEIPI Doctors in Law rewarded the Thesis Award Patent Litigation from Véron & Associés

We are pleased to announce that at the second edition of the Thesis Award Patent Litigation from Véron & Associés, the jury awarded the first prize ex aequo to Emmanuel Py and Caroline Rodà who both defended their thesis at the CEIPI. Emmanuel Py has been rewarded for his thesis "The Revocation of…

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20 December 2011

Amendments to the Common Regulations and to the Administrative Instructions of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

On December 20, 2011, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published an information notice on the amendments to the Common Regulations and to the Administrative Instructions of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Design.

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20 December 2011

French Law n° 2011-1898 of December 20, 2011 Concerning Private Copying Remuneration

The French Law n° 2011-1898 of December 20, 2011 concerning private copying remuneration and modifying the French intellectual property code, has been published in the Official Journal.

15 December 2011

New Publication in the CEIPI Collection: Caroline Rodà, "Civil Consequences of Infringement of Industrial Property Rights"

We are pleased to inform you of a new publication in the CEIPI collection (Lexis-Nexis-Litec Edition) : "Civil Consequences of Infringement of Industrial Property Rights (French, Belgian, Luxembourg, German, English Law)" by Caroline Rodà, Post-doctoral legal scholar at the CEIPI (with a foreword…

19 October 2011

The daily newspaper Le Monde publishes an article concerning the CEIPI in its Higher Education supplement

The daily newspaper Le Monde, in its Higher Education supplement, published an article entitled "The CEIPI: International Center of Excellence in Intellectual Property" on October 19, 2011. This article outlines the importance of intellectual property, the role of the CEIPI, its academic and…

14 October 2011

Interview of Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, for the online journal of the University of Strasbourg

Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, gave an interview to the online journal of the University of Strasbourg, "L'Actu" in which he describes the CEIPI, its missions and future projects. Click here to read this interview online (only in french).

18 July 2011

CEIPI, external expert of the European Parliament in the field of intellectual property rights

By letter of 18 July 2011, the European Parliament (the "EP") informed CEIPI that the latter had been selected for the award of a framework contract relating to external expertise in the field of intellectual property rights. CEIPI won both of the lots into which the call for tender…

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18 July 2011

The European Commission publishes the results of the public consultation on the Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights

On January 2011, the European Commission launched a public consultation following the publication of the evaluation report of the Commission of December 22, 2010 concerning the application of the directive 2004/48/CE on the enforcement of intellectual property rights The CEIPI has submitted…

20 June 2011

A CEIPI student is honoured

We are very pleased to inform you that on June 20, 2011, Mr. Daoud Salmouni, who is a PhD student at CEIPI under the supervision of Professor Yves Reboul and holder of the CEIPI diploma Master 2 in "Intellectual Property, Contracts, Competition Law" obtained in 2005-2006, was elected 4th secretary…

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24 May 2011

European Commission adopts a comprehensive strategy to revamp the legal framework in which Intellectual property rights operate

On 24 May 2011, European Commission  published a press release revealing its new strategy in the field of intellectual property to boost creativity and innovation. Click here to read this press release.

9 May 2011

Enforcement of intellectual property rights - Observations of the CEIPI on the evaluation report of the European Commission of December 22, 2010

The CEIPI has submitted observations on the evaluation report of the European Commission of December 22, 2010 concerning the application of the directive of April 29, 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in member states. The report was written by Christophe Geiger, Associate…

15 April 2011

New Publication in the CEIPI Collection: Franck Macrez "Computer creations: disruption of intellectual property rights? – Essay on the coherence of rights"

We are pleased to inform you of a new publication in the CEIPI collection (Lexis-Nexis-Litec Edition): "Computer creation : disruption of the intellectual property rights ? Essay on the coherence of rights"  by Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at the CEIPI (with a foreword by Michel Vivant, …

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13 April 2011

Commission proposes unitary patent protection to boost research and innovation

As part of the Single Market Act, the European Commission has tabled on 13 April 2011 a package of two legislative proposals, under enhanced cooperation, that will radically reduce the cost of patents in Europe by up to 80%. The draft regulations will pass to the Council and the European Parliament…

28 March 2011

Interview de Christophe Geiger, Directeur Général du CEIPI par l'Agence de Presse AEF (Agence Education Formation) à l'occasion du colloque au Parlement européen les 24 et 25 février 2011

Nous sommes heureux de vous communiquer avec l'aimable autorisation d'AEF (www.aef.inf), l'interview de Christophe Geiger, Directeur Général du CEIPI en date du 16 mars 2011. Propriété intellectuelle : « La création d'une juridiction européenne des brevets est inévitable » (Christophe Geiger,…

24 March 2011

Publication in the CEIPI Collection of the proceedings of the conference held in honour of Professor Yves Reboul "Challenges of trademark law in the 21st century."

We are pleased to inform you of the publication in the CEIPI Collection of the proceedings of the conference held in honour of Professor Yves Reboul "Challenges of trademark law in the 21st century." Trademark law, like the rest of intellectual property law, is experiencing an unprecedented…

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10 March 2011

Council of the European Union authorises enhanced cooperation on creation of unitary patent protection

On 10 March, 2011, the Council authorised the launch of an enhanced cooperation among EU member states for the creation of a unitary patent. For further information, see the press release of the Council.