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30 June 2017

Mr. Leonardo Machado Pontes won the 1st prize of the annual ECTA award competition

The CEIPI has the pleasure to announce that Mr. Leonardo Machado Pontes, PhD student at CEIPI, under the supervision of Prof. Christophe Geiger, won the 1st prize of the annual ECTA award competition 2017, in the “student” category for his paper “Commercial Trade Mark Parodies”. ECTA, the European…

19 May 2017

The CEIPI in the GRUR newsletter

A portrait of the CEIPI was published in the newsletter of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), May 2017. Click here for more information on GRUR. Click here to download the article.

4 May 2017

CEIPI-BETA-I3PM conference Film: « Intellectual Property and Digitalization - Challenges for Intellectual Property Management »

The CEIPI - BETA Project in Law and economics of Intellectual Property, in association with I3PM, organized on 4 may 2017 a one-day conference with the title Intellectual Property and Digitalization: Challenges for Intellectual Property Management. The conference addressed the revolutionary changes…

21 March 2017

First price of the 2017 APRAM competition won by a CEIPI IP Master student

We have the pleasure to inform you that Anna Lawrynowicz-Drewek, student of the Master in European and International Intellectual Property directed by Professor Christophe Geiger, just won the first price of the 2017 APRAM (Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles) competition.…

2 February 2017

Study of the EUIPO entitled “Consumers’ frequently asked questions on Copyright” coordinated by Christophe Geiger and Franciska Schönherr (CEIPI): Publication of the summary report

With the aim of creating a copyright guide for consumers, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the EUIPO), acting through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, commissioned a study in order to provide ‘answers to the most frequently asked questions…

2 January 2017

Publication of the book “L’essentiel du droit de la propriété industrielle”, by Yann Basire

We are pleased to announce the publication of the book “L’essentiel du droit de la propriété industrielle”, by Mr. Yann Basire, Associate professor at the University of Haute Alsace (UHA) and at CEIPI and associate member of CEIPI Research department, editor Gualino, January. This first edition,…

8 December 2016

Thesis prize 2016 of the Research Federation “L’Europe en mutation” awarded to Mrs. Asako Wechs Hatanaka for her thesis defended within CEIPI’s Research Department

Mrs Asako Wechs Hatanaka, Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan), received on 8th December 2016, the thesis prize (ex aequo) of the Research federation “L’Europe en mutation” for her thesis defended on 26th September 2016 within CEIPI’s Research Department “Mediation and…

7 December 2016

CEIPI/EAO Conference Film “Copyright Enforcement in the Online World” on Line

Experts discuss “Copyright Enforcement in the Online World” at a high level event at the Council of Europe, with the participation of Andrus Ansip, Vice President of the European Commission & EU Commissioner for the Digital Single Market On Tuesday, 22nd November 2016, the Centre for International…

5 December 2016

Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s copyright reform proposal, with a focus on the introduction of neighbouring rights for press publishers in EU law

In order to contribute to the debate on the ongoing EU copyright reform, CEIPI drafted an Opinion on the proposed introduction of neighbouring rights for press publishers in EU law. The proposal is included in the European Commission’s Draft Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market of 14…

1 December 2016

Release of a new volume in the CEIPI/ICTSD Series: “Intellectual Property and Access to Science and Culture: Convergence or Conflict?”, edited by Christophe Geiger

The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) is very pleased to announce the publication of the third issue in the CEIPI/ICTSD series on Global Perspectives and Challenges for the Intellectual Property System, produced jointly with the International Centre for Trade and…

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30 September 2016

Entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, adopted in Marrakesh, on 27 June 2013, entered into force on 30 September 2016, three months after it gained the necessary 20 ratifications or accessions by WIPO member…

26 September 2016

Signature of a cooperation agreement with the Intellectual Property Rights University Center (IPR University Center), Finland

The Intellectual Property Rights University Center brings together six of Finland’s most prestigious universities, namely: University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Turku, Hanken School of Economics, University of Eastern Finland et University of Lapland. CEIPI signed this cooperation…

23 September 2016

EQE 2017: the EPO is introducing a new format of Papers A and B, the CEIPI adapts its training programme

With effect from 2017, there will be one single Paper A and one single Paper B for all candidates. The former distinction between the technical fields of Chemistry and Electricity/Mechanics will no longer apply. Mock papers for Papers A and Paper B in the new format have recently been published by…

22 September 2016

Opening of the Second Edition of the Training Program for Technically Qualified Judges of the Unified Patent Court 2016, CEIPI, Strasbourg

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…

9 September 2016

CEIPI participates to the Legal Review on Design Protection in Europe released by the European Commission

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…

18 August 2016

A new volume published in the CEIPI collection: “The Intellectual Property System in a Time of Change: European and International Perspectives”, edited by Christophe Geiger

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…

13 July 2016

The CEIPI website switches to a « responsive design »

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…

8 July 2016

Signing of a cooperation agreement with the International Intellectual Property Training Institute of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

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…