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Final EIPIN IS conference “Vision(s) for Intellectual Property in Europe: The Role of Research”  31 May & 01 June 2021 - online

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The Research Department of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of the University of Strasbourg participate to the final conference of the EIPIN Innovation Society (EIPIN IS) concluding the European Joint Doctorate (EJD) project entitled “Vision(s) for Intellectual Property in Europe: The Role of Research”, which took place online on Zoom platform, on 31 May and 1 June 2021.

The goal of this conference under the scientific direction of Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Oleksandr Bulayenko, Education and Scientific Coordinator / Postdoctoral Researcher at CEIPI was to reflect on the role of IP research and its different methodologies to shape IP policy in Europe and globally, as well as to expose the scientific results of the various PhD projects conducted in the framework of the EIPIN IS project. Each parts of the conference was open by a keynote delivered by a renowned scholar: Stefan Bechtold, ETH Zürich; Irene Calboli, Texas A&M University School of Law; Barton Beebe and Jeanne Fromer, NYU; and Maurizio Borghi, University of Bournemouth, the first day being closed by a keynote speech delivered by Peter Yu, Texas A&M University School of Law.

This conference took place within the framework of the European research project EIPIN Innovation Society (EIPIN IS), where CEIPI is one of the five university partners. This project was funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Joint Doctorates (EJD) and aimed to examine the role of intellectual property in innovation in Europe.

As a reminder, the academic partners of the project are the:

  • University of Strasbourg
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • University of Alicante
  • Maastricht University (coordinator of the project)
  • University of Augsburg.

The EIPIN IS academic partners wish to express their gratitude to the many non-academic partners of the project who have contributed to its success, in particular: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), European association of Knowledge Transfer professionals (ASTP-Proton), Chemelot Institute for Science & Technology (Chemelot InSciTe), International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Ericsson, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI), European Seeds Agency (ESA), European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the collective management organization GEMA, Hovione, Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD, center deactivated in 2019), Kennisland and Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network (origin).

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

EIPIN Innovation Society is funded by the European Commission within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, International Training Networks (ITN), European Joint Doctorates (EJD). The funding period is March 1, 2017 until February 28, 2021, Grant Agreement number 721733-EIPIN IS-MSCA-ITN-EJD, European IP Institutes Network-Innovation Society — H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016.

Report by Clara Ducimetière  ESR (University of Strasbourg / Queen Mary University of London)

Within the framework of the European project EIPIN IS - Innovation Society, with CEIPI as one of the main partners, took place in Strasbourg, from 25 to 29 June 2019, an interdisciplinary training seminar for the 15 ESRs recruited within the network.

As a reminder, this project is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Joint Doctorates (EJD) and aims to examine the role of intellectual property as a complex adaptive innovative system.

The ESRs (Early Stage Researchers) of the EIPIN IS met again in Strasbourg from 25 to 29 June 2019 for two enriching trainings. During the first day organized by the University of Augsburg, the ESRs followed the training on “Preparing for the Labour Market, Personal Development” with a senior consultant of Dennemeyer Consulting GmbH, Sevim Süzeroglu-Melchiors, and Clemens Meikis, a senior consultant at Omega Consulting Group GmbH. They introduced the ESRs to the future of IP professions in a quickly changing world, especially due to technology. The ESRs were given great insight on how to update their CVs including on social media. Koen Hendrix then introduced ESRs to EU career giving insights on EU Career Opportunities and Selection Procedures. He mentioned what the different institutions can offer in terms of professional and personal development. He also greatly described the different processes to be recruited as an EU official.

The second training, organized by CEIPI, was the “Interdisciplinary Research Week with Focus on Law & Economics of Intellectual Property”. The first day was very rich in terms of content and speakers. Jeremy de Beer, Professor at the University of Ottawa, opened the day with a presentation on evidence-based IP policymaking. The economic effects of IP laws in the context of trade, development and climate change were addressed by Professor Keith Maskus, University of Colorado Boulder. Finally, the ESRs got some insights on Evidence-based research on the markets for patents by Laurie Ciaramella, Assistant Professor at Télécom ParisTech and Affiliated Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for innovation and Competition.

The theme of the second day was “Law and Economics of Intellectual Property”. The Director of BETA and Professor of Economics, Julien Pénin, gave a presentation on patents and open innovation, followed by talk on how artificial intelligence is shaping science, given by Stefano Bianchini, Associate Professor of Economics at BETA. The training followed with Xavier Seuba, Associate Professor of Law at CEIPI, who introduced the Economics of IP enforcement, emphasizing on methodologies and challenges. Christian Handke, Assistant Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam, focused on the economics of copyright and discussed empirical research in this field. The ESRs then walked to the Experimental Economics Laboratory of Strasbourg, where they participated in the patent law experiment, lead by Kene Boun-My, LabManager of the LEES and Studies Engineer at CNRS.

On Friday 28 June, the ESRs attended three sessions. The morning was lead by Rémy Guichardaz, ATER at Sciences Po Strasbourg and BETA, who introduced the theory of social justice and its relevance for intellectual property. In the afternoon, Giancarlo Frosio, Associte Professor at CEIPI, gave a talk on Law and Humanities, and on an interdisciplinary approach in IP law. The day concluded with an insightful presentation on historic research in copyright delivered by Barbara Lauriat, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London.

The last day the training showcased the interdisciplinary research at the EIPIN IS. Girish Nagraj first presented his research and the concept of IP as a Complex Adaptive System. Krishnamani Jayaraman then talked the audience through his interdisciplinary legal research and methodology. Niccolo Galli addressed the mixed empirical legal methods he employs for his research on patent aggregation. Maurizio Crupi concluded the morning with a presentation on his research and on ATLAS.TI.

This exciting and intense training was punctuated with nice dinners and social events where the ESRs were able to gather and exchange with the participants and speakers.

For further information, please visit: http://www.eipin-innovationsociety.org/

Research training “Impact Assessment and Empirical Research on Intellectual Property Law”  EIPIN IS / CEIPI - 26 June 2019 - MISHA, Strasbourg

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The Research Department of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of the University of Strasbourg organized on 26 June 2019, in Strasbourg (MISHA), a research training session entitled “Impact Assessment and Empirical Research on Intellectual Property Law”.

This research training, under the scientific direction of Professor Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the CEIPI Research Department, took place within the framework of the European training and research project EIPIN Innovation Society (EIPIN IS), where CEIPI is one of the major partners. This project is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Joint Doctorates (EJD) and aims to examine the role of intellectual property in innovation in Europe.


This day benefited from the contributions of prestigious speakers such as Jeremy de Beer, Professor and Director of Open AIR at the University of Ottawa, Canada, Keith Maskus, Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, and Laurie Ciaramella, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Law, Munich, Germany. 

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For further information regarding the EIPIN IS project, please visit: http://www.eipin-innovationsociety.org/

Jeremy de Beer
Jeremy de Beer
Keith Maskus
Keith Maskus
Laurie Ciaramella
Laurie Ciaramella

“Enforcing Intellectual Property in Trade and Investment Agreements: What Safeguards for its Social Function?”  Presentations of the 19th EIPIN Congress

Prof. Christophe Geiger and Luis Martinez Guillen, Director European Parliament Liaison Office, Strasbourg
Prof. Christophe Geiger and Luis Martinez Guillen, Director European Parliament Liaison Office, Strasbourg

From 25 to 26 April 2018, CEIPI organized the 19th Congress of the EIPIN network at the premises of the European Parliament in Strasbourg entitled “Enforcing Intellectual Property in Trade and Investment Agreements: What Safeguards for its Social Function?”.

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The Congress was held under the scientific direction of Professor Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the Research Department of CEIPI.

This event was followed by a doctoral seminar of the EIPIN Innovation Society European Joint Doctorate Programme on 27 April 2018.

The program of the seminar is available here.

The EIPIN congress and its audience
The EIPIN congress and its audience

This event was organized in partnership with the EIPIN network and the European Parliament Liaison Office in Strasbourg.

The contributions and photos are available on our website at the Proceedings of conferences section.

The 19th EIPIN congress aimed to bring together a wide range of leading experts in the field, academics, policy-makers and arbitrators. We express our gratitude to all those who have honoured us with their participation and accepted to confront their points of view during this event, namely: Luis Martinez Guillen (European Parliament), Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan (University of Cambridge), Pedro Roffe (ICTSD), Carlos Correa (University of Buenos Aires), Bassem Awad (Centre for International Governance Innovation), Cynthia Ho (University of Chicago School of Law), Simon Klopschinski (rospatt osten pross), Robert Howse (New York University), Xavier Seuba (CEIPI), Hannu Wager (WTO), Rochelle Dreyfuss (New YorkUniversity), Enrico Bonadio (City University of London), Tuomas Mylly (University of Turku), Thomas Cottier (University of Bern), Szilárd Gáspár-Szilágyi (University of Oslo), Rainer Geiger (Sybarius Avocats), Catherine Kessedjian (University Paris II - Panthéon Assas), Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol (International Institute for Trade and Development), Pedro Velasco Martins (European Commission), Julia Reda (Member of the European Parliament) and Daniel Segoin (French Ministry for Foreign Affairs).

M. Enrico Bonadio (University of London) ; M. Hannu Wagner (World Trade Organisation) ; M. Xavier Seuba (CEIPI) ; Prof. Rachelle Dreyfuss (Engelberg Center on Innovation Law § Policy, New York University)
M. Enrico Bonadio, Senior Lecturer, University of London ; M. Hannu Wagner, Counsellor, World Trade Organisation ; M. Xavier Seuba, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, CEIPI ; Prof. Rachelle Dreyfuss, Co-Director, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law § Policy, New York University
Final roundtable, with Prof. Christophe Geiger (CEIPI); M. Pedro Velasco Martins (European Commission); M. Daniel Segoin (French Ministry for Foreign Affairs); Ms Julia Reda (European Parliament - not present on the photo)
Final roundtable, with Prof. Christophe Geiger, Director general and Director of the Research department, CEIPI; M. Pedro Velasco Martins, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Malmström, European Commission; M. Daniel Segoin, Legal Advisor and French Agent to the CJEU in the Legal Service of the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Ms Julia Reda, Member of the European Parliament (not present on the photo)
Some of the participants at the end of the tour of the European Parliament
Some of the participants at the end of the tour of the European Parliament

European joint doctorate program “EIPIN-Innovation Society”  3 new Early Stage Researchers at CEIPI

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CEIPI is pleased to announce that 3 new early stage researchers have joined the CEIPI research department starting with the 1st September 2017, within the framework of the European project “EIPIN-Innovation Society”.

Clara Ducimetière

Early Stage Researcher: Clara Ducimetière, Project title: Innovation and Ethics

 Clara Ducimetière graduated with a joint degree in law and foreign languages from the Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, before she moved to Colombia to study international law at the Universidad del Rosario. This was followed by a return to Europe where she specialised in European and International Intellectual Property law at the CEIPI in Strasbourg. Before starting the PhD with the EIPIN Innovation Society, she was a trainee at the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante, Spain. Counted among her key strengths are her ability to work in several languages and her self-assurance in multicultural environments.

Publications: The increasing recognition of second medical use patents: Legal treatment and public health issues

Email: cducimetiere[at]ceipi.edu

Natasha Mangal

Early Stage Researcher: Natasha Mangal, Project title: Creativity and Access: Adaptation of Copyright to the Digital Economy

Natasha Mangal holds a Juris Doctor and Certificate in Intellectual Property: Art, Museum and Cultural Heritage Law from the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, IL. She served as Symposium Director and Editor on DePaul’s IP Law Journal, and competed on her school’s National Appellate Moot Court team, earning titles of semifinalist and best competition brief. She also served as President of DePaul’s IP Law Society, collaborating with the school’s Center for IP Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT) to host events uniting legal academics and practitioners from throughout the U.S. She received two scholarships for her performance, and was given an award of distinction for completing over 200 hours of pro-bono legal work.

Professionally, Natasha has held numerous legal internships ranging from public institutions to courtrooms, including the Chicago History Museum, IRI inc., Global IP Law Group, PLK Law Group, and the Circuit Court of Cook County for the Honorable Judge Daniel Patrick Brennan. At DePaul’s IP Law Clinic, she directly served clients on issues of Copyright and Trademark law pursuant to her 7-11 license.

Her interests regard legal issues surrounding artist rights and policymaking in IP law.

Email: mangal[at]ceipi.edu

Tamar Khuchua

Researcher: Tamar Khuchua, Project title: Innovation and Justice: Constructing Just and Efficient Court Systems

Tamar Khuchua obtained a Master of Laws degree within the European Business Law programme from Lund University in Sweden and has been awarded a Swedish Institute scholarship. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Tbilisi State University in Georgia. Tamar’s main research interest has been the intersection of human rights and business law with the focus on European IP and competition law. As a student, Tamar has participated in various international conferences in Georgia and Sweden and has won numerous prizes for her successful performances. Apart from her native Georgian language, Tamar speaks five foreign languages (English, Russian, Swedish, Armenian and a little French).

Publications: Corporate Human Rights Protection in EU Competition Law Enforcement - The Standard of Protection of Companies’ Rights in the Light of ECHR'

Email: khuchua[at]ceipi.edu

Official kick-off of the pan-European “EIPIN-Innovation Society” project  16-17 March 2017 - Brussels

On 16-17 March 2017, the participants of the EIPIN-Innovation Society gathered at the UM Campus Brussels for the official kick-off of the project, where CEIPI is one of the major partners. This project is funded by the European Commission within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Joint Doctorates (EJD). It aims to examine the role of intellectual property (IP) as a complex adaptive system in innovation. For more information, please visit: http://www.eipin-innovationsociety.org/

On 16-17 March 2017, the participants of the EIPIN-Innovation Society gathered at the UM Campus Brussels for the official kick-off of the project, where CEIPI is one of the major partners

Were present at the kick off meeting and partners of this project: academics from the EIPIN institutions (Maastricht University, University of Alicante, Queen Mary University of London, Université de Strasbourg - CEIPI, Universität Augsburg, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and its main partners the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), European Seed Association (ESA), Hovione, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Ericsson, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, Chemelot InSciTe, ASTP Proton, the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI), the International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies (CISAC).

In the framework of this project, the members of the consortium recruited 15 PhD candidates (including 3 at CEIPI), on 15-16 May 2017 in Alicante, wishing to conduct doctoral research on the role of intellectual property in the adaptive complexities of innovation. The successful candidates will be conferred a joint doctoral degree from two of the five participating universities and will complete a research stay at partner institutions.

On this occasion, the members of the consortium were welcomed to EUIPO by Mr. António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

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Mr. António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, accompany by the members of the consortium; Copyright: EUIPO
Mr. António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, accompany by the members of the consortium; Copyright: EUIPO

First European Joint Doctorate in Intellectual Property  funded by the Horizon 2020 program

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CEIPI is pleased to announce that the Research Department of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) has obtained a European funding Horizon 2020, for the establishment of a joint doctoral program “European Joint Doctorate”, project called “European Intellectual Property Institutes Network - Innovation Society (EIPIN - IS)”. This project was submitted in January 2016 in partnership with the members of EIPIN network under the coordination of Maastricht University and with the support of the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO).

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The EIPIN network (European Intellectual Property Institutions Network) was established in 1999 and gathers five of the most prestigious higher education institutions in Europe specialized in Intellectual property law:

  • CEIPI
  • Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London
  • Magister Lvcentinvs, University of Alicante
  • Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management (IPKM), Maastricht University (project coordinator)
  • Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC)

Many non-academic partners have agreed to be associated to this project, including: WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office), EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers), EPI (European Patent Institute), ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development).

The scientific coordinator of the project for the University of Strasbourg is Prof. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI.

The project goal is to create a joint PhD in Intellectual Property Law. The project duration is 4 years. This project involves the recruitment of 3 PhD students per partner for a period of 3 years with funding provided entirely by the project. During these 3 years, each PhD student will conduct a 18 months period of mobility to one of the partners, as well as secondment periods to non-academic partners. Thus, eventually, a European network of doctoral students and researchers will be formed leading to the development of the European research in the field of intellectual property.