CEIPI and the Fidal Law Firm are pleased and proud to announce the creation of the CEIPI / FIDAL Thesis Prize in the field of industrial property law. The aim of this prize is to distinguish a doctoral thesis which makes an important doctrinal contribution to the understanding of the theoretical…
CEIPI is pleased to announce that we are one of the partners of the Erasmus+ project (Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training), project called “New skills to face the risks of counterfeiting in consumer goods for children (CounterRisk)”, under the coordination of the association…
We are pleased to announce that CEIPI researchers will write a study for the JURI Commission of the European Parliament, in order to analyze the current situation in the EU regarding the cross-border enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and explore the need to introduce legal provisions…
The CEIPI would like to congratulate Mr. Michel Deneken on his recent re-election as President of the University of Strasbourg and wishes him every success in his second term of office 2021-2025. "The Board of Directors met on Friday 19 March 2021 to elect the President of the University of…
The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg, has been appointed Director of the Research Laboratory during the last meeting of the Administrative Board of CEIPI which took place in…
Best wishes for a happy 2021 from the CEIPI team ! https://youtu.be/O5jxIWEtpa8
The CEIPI is happy to announce the publication of the third edition of “Les grands arrêts de la propriété intellectuelle” by Dalloz Editions, one of the leading professional and academic legal publishers in France. Edited by Michel Vivant, this new volume of the famous legal casebook takes into…
Mr. Jean-Christophe Rolland was elected President of the CNCPI at the General Meeting held on December 3. He will take office on 1 January 2021. Jean-Christophe Rolland, a graduate of CEIPI, is also a patent attorney, a European patent attorney and a graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure des…
We are pleased to announce that, in order to adapt to the current situation and offer maximum flexibility to students and professionals, CEIPI has decided to provide most of its traditional on-site training programs and seminars preparing for the European Qualifying Examination 2021 either in…
CEIPI and the law firm Vercken & Gaullier are pleased and proud to announce the creation of the CEIPI / VERCKEN & GAULLIER Thesis Prize in the field of copyright and related rights. The purpose of this prize is to distinguish a doctoral thesis representing an important doctrinal contribution to a…
On 4 september 2020, "L'Actu", the online journal of the University of Strasbourg, published an interview of Yann Basire, Director General of the CEIPI. In this paper, Mr. Basire looks back over the history of the Center, its objectives, its organization and its projects. Click here to read this…
The Center for International Intellectual Property Studies is pleased to announce that Emmanuel Gougé, Lawyer at the Paris Bar & Solicitor of England and Wales, Partner at Pinsent Masons, has been appointed Director of the University Diploma on Patent Litigation in Europe. A lawyer specialising in…
It is with deep sadness that the CEIPI announces the passing of Arnulf Weinzinger, former coordinator and tutor of the international section of CEIPI. Arnulf Weinzinger was an Austrian and European patent attorney and a technical judge at the Higher Regional Court of Vienna. He was partner of the…
It is with great sadness that CEIPI was informed of the passing away of Mr Geoffroy Gaultier, honorary lawyer at the Paris Court of Appeal and Knight of the Legion of Honour. Mr. Gaultier was an emblematic lawyer, whose competence, evolving with progress, customs, laws and court decisions, was…
Thesis prize of the Research Federation “Europe en mutation” of the University of Strasbourg was awarded to Mr. Oleksandr Bulayenko for his PhD thesis defended on the topic “Ensuring Remuneration and Access to Culture in the EU Single Market: Construction of Multi-Territorial Collective Management…
The Center for International Intellectual Property Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Xavier Seuba, former Academic Coordinator and Scientific Responsible at CEIPI, has been appointed Director of the European Patent Academy and EQE at the European Patent Office (EPO). Mr. Seuba took up his…
The Supervisory Board of the European Qualifying Examination has published its decision of April 20, 2020 to definitely cancel the EQE 2020 (pre-examination and main examination for papers A, B, C and D). The next EQE will be held in 2021. Candidates who had enrolled for 2020 main examination…
We are happy to communicate the third edition of the book "Overview of the Appeal Proceedings according to the EPC" edited by Hugo Meinders, Philipp Lanz and Gérard Weiss. About one in a hundred European patent cases ends up before a Board of Appeal. The appeal reviews a decision of a first…
Due to the public health situation in France and following the instructions given by the University of Strasbourg, the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies is closed to the public, as from Monday March 16, until further notice. In order to ensure the pedagogical continuity for all…
The Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, a key player in intellectual property training and research at the national, European and international levels, is moving to a new building in the area of the Civil Hospital in Strasbourg as of March 2, 2020. March 2 will mark the…