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26 July 2010

Six CEIPI Lecturers Elected Judges of the Swiss Federal Patent Court

On March, 19, 2009 the Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation voted the creation of a Federal Patent Court. This court is composed of judges with a technical background and a legal background. The judges of this new court have been choosen on June,16, 2010 and six of them take part to the…

19 July 2010

Publication in the CEIPI Collection : Copyright and Property Law by Christel Simler (thesis)

We are pleased to inform you of a new publication in the CEIPI collection (Lexis-Nexis-Litec Edition) : "Copyright and property law" by Christel Simler. This thesis was defended in 2008 under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Honorary General Director of…

29 June 2010

Walter Holzer, in charge of the development and international relations at CEIPI

During the last Administrative Board of the CEIPI that was held on 04 June 2010, it was decided to launch a mission leading to the development of international relations. Walter Holzer, former President of the Institute of Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi), co-founder and…

18 June 2010

Yves Reboul awarded "Commandeur dans l'ordre des Palmes Académiques"

We are very proud to annouce that  Professor Yves Reboul is awarded "Commandeur dans l'ordre des Palmes académiques". The ceremony took place at the CEIPI on June, 18. Yves Reboul has served 10 years as General Director of CEIPI untill 2008. He is now Director of the French Section.

2 June 2010

Welcome to the CEIPI new website ! - http://www.ceipi.edu

Welcome to the CEIPI new website ! You will find the same sections as well as some new additions, and a more user-friendly presentation.

28 April 2010

They have left us

Two members of the intellectual property community have passed on. First, Bernard de Pasma who was Head of Industrial Property with Péchiney and subsequently with Vallourec, President of the French groupe "AAPPI", Professor at the CEIPI and for many years responsible for courses organized in…

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26 April 2010

Publication of the European Copyright Code

The April 26, 2010, the Wittem Group published The European Copyright Code. This Project was established in 2002 as a collaboration between copyright scholars across the European Union concerned with the future development of European copyright law. The Wittem Group believes that a European…

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1 March 2010

Benoît Battistelli elected EPO President

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has elected Benoît Battistelli, Director General of the French National Institute of Industrial Property and member of the CEIPI Administrative Board, to succeed Alison Brimelow as President of the European Patent Office (EPO).

26 February 2010

CEIPI Answer to the Survey of the WIPO on the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

Through its research team, the CEIPI reacted to the survey of the World Intellectual Property Organization on the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration. This text has been transmitted to the WIPO on February, 08, 2010. It contains a list…

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4 December 2009

Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on an Enhanced Patent System in Europe

European Union industry ministers at the 2982nd meeting of the Competitiveness Council on 4 December unanimously adopted new conclusions on an enhanced patent system in Europe. The full text is available below.

2 December 2009

Report: The Future of Copyright in Europe (revised and updated version from October 2009)

At the request of the Council of Europe, M. Christophe Geiger, General Director of CEIPI has written a study concerning the Future of Copyright in Europe. A revised and updated version of this document (from October, 2009) in french and english is available in full text below.

19 June 2009

Authorization to Steer Researches

We are very pleased to inform you that Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg is now authorized to steer researches (“Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches”). She defended her project the 19 June on the topic “The Balance of Interests in Author’s Rights”. The…

5 June 2009

Francis Gurry Elected New President of the CEIPI Administrative Board

CEIPI is very proud and honoured to announce that on 05 June, Mr Francis Gurry, General Director of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) was unanimously elected as the new President of the CEIPI Administrative Board, taking over from Dr h.c.Ingo Kober, former President of the European…

5 June 2009

CEIPI Administrative Board Appointments

Some important decisions were made during the last Administrative Board of the CEIPI that was held in Strasbourg on 05 June 2009. At first, Mr Manuel Desantes, Law Professor at the University Of Alicante (Spain) and former Vice President of the European Patent Office was invited to join the…

22 May 2009

CEIPI Study for the European Parliament

At the request of the European Parliament, CEIPI has done a synthetic study recalling the role of the Parliament in developing intellectual property community legislation. This note, written by Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor and General Director of CEIPI and Emmanuel Py, Phd in Law and…

12 March 2009

Joint Press Release Concerning the Proposed Directive for a Copyright Term Extension

Please find below the Joint Press Release published by 8 important European Academics (including the CEIPI) concerning the Proposed Directive for a Copyright Term Extension.

28 January 2009

Une Etudiante du CEIPI Lauréate du Prix APRAM

Nous sommes fiers de vous annoncer que Mlle Cécile BOIVIN qui a obtenu en 2007-2008 le Master 2 Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle, contrats, transferts de techniques, concurrence du CEIPI s'est vu décerner le 1er prix de l'Association APRAM (Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des…

1 January 2009

Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor

We are delighted to announce that on January 1, 2009, Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg, and Head of the CEIPI Research department, was made a knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor.

21 December 2008

La Proposition de Directive sur l' Extension de la Durée de Certains Droits Voisins : Une Remise en Cause Injustifiée du Domaine Public

Nous sommes heureux de porter à votre connaissance le texte d'une position commune sur la proposition de directive sur la durée de protection du droit d'auteur et de certains droits voisins, initiée par Monsieur Christophe Geiger, Directeur général du CEIPI, signée par plus de vingt universitaires…

15 December 2008

CEIPI adapts its name

CEIPI changes its name from "industrial" to "intellectual". At the last CEIPI Board meeting, held in Strasbourg on 5.12.2008, the Board unanimously decided to replace the last word in the Centre's name. Thus, CEIPI, being the "Centre d'études internationales de la propriété industrielle", became…

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