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Thesis defended in 2024

19 December 2024 : Anna LAWRYNOWICZ-DREWEK : Le droit processuel appliqué au contentieux des brevets à l’aune de la Juridiction unifiée du brevet : Quel rôle pour la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne ? ; sous la direction de Christophe Geiger, Professeur, Université de Strasbourg /Université Luiss Guido Carli, Italie.

Members of the jury: Christophe Geiger, Professor, University of Strasbourg / Luiss Guido Carli University, Italy (thesis supervisor), Nicolas Binctin,Professor, University of Poitiers (rapporteur), Laurent Manderieux, Professor, L. Bocconi University of Milan, Italy (rapporteur), Frédérique Berrod,Professor, Sciences Po Strasbourg, Aude Bouveresse,Professor, University of Strasbourg, Matthieu Dhenne, Doctor of Law, Member of the Paris Bar, Klaus Grabinski,Magistrat, Magistrate, President of the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Jurisdiction, Luxembourg, Laurent Mulatier, Head of the litigation department, INPI.

November 2024: Déborah HERTZ: The Regulatory Framework of Data: An Idealistic Legal Construction? ; under the supervision of Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and Director of the CEIPI research department.

Members of the jury: Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and Director of the CEIPI research department (thesis director), Anne Debet, Professsor at the University Paris-Cité (rapporteur), Thibault Douville, Professsor at the University Caen-Normandie (rapporteur), Jean-Marc Deltorn, Professsor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Emmanuel Netter, Professsor at the University of Strasbourg, Brunessen Bertrand, Professsor at the University of Rennes.

19 July 2024: Ahmad ALAWSHAZ: Civil protection of immaterial creations; a comparative French and Kuwaiti law approach; under the supervision of Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and Director of the CEIPI research department.

Members of the jury: Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and Director of the CEIPI research department (thesis director), Amélie Favreau, Professor at the University of Grenoble Alpes (rapporteur), Nathalie Nevejans, Professor at the University of Artois (rapporteur) and Nicolas Ereseo, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Thesis defended in 2022

15 December 2022: Anastasiia KYRYLENKO: Deconstructing EU IP norm-export to the Eastern European Neighborhood; under the supervision of Aurelio López-Tarruella, University of Alicante, Spain and Christophe Geiger, Professor, Luiss Guido Carli University, Italy.

Members of the jury: Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella, Professor, University of Alicante, Spain (thesis director), Christophe Geiger, Professor, Luiss Guido Carli University, Italy (thesis co-director), Annette Kur, Affiliated Researcher, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany, Kseniia Smyrnova, Professor, Kyiv Tarass Shevchenko National University, Ukraine and Professor, University of Alicante, Spain.

13 December 2022: LINHUA LU: The Specialised Intellectual Property Courts; under the supervision of Adrien Bouvel, Associate Professor, HDR, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Adrien Bouvel, thesis supervisor, Associate Professor, HDR, University of Strasbourg, Catherine Ginestet, rapporteur, Chair of the Jury, Professor, University of Toulouse Capitole, Emmanuel Py, rapporteur, Associate Professor, HDR, University of Bourgogne, Jiayou Shi, alternate Chair, Professor, University of Renmin (China)

30 September 2022: Luc DESAUNETTES: Trade Secrets Legal Protection, From a Comparative Analysis of US and EU Law to a new model of understanding ; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University Luiss Guido Carli, Italy and Reto M. Hilty, Professor at the University Ludwig Maximilian Munich (LMU) and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Reto M. Hilty, Professor at the University Ludwig Maximilian Munich (LMU) and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany, Tanya Aplin, Professor at King’s College London, United Kingdom, Josef Drexl, Professor and Director at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany, Luc Desaunettes, Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University Luiss Guido Carli, Italy and Annette Kur, Professor and Researcher at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany (absent from the picture).

Frédérique Berrod, Natasha Mangal and Christophe Geiger
from left to right: Natasha Mangal, Frédérique Berrod, Christophe Geiger and (on the screen) Raquel Xalabarder, Jonathan Griffiths and Guido Westkamp.

20 June 2022: Natasha MANGAL: EU Copyright Reform: An Institutional Approach; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, à l' Université Luiss Guido Carli, Italie et de Guido Westkamp, Professeur à la Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom.

Members of the jury: Christophe Geiger, Professor, University Luiss Guido Carli, Italy (thesis supervisor), Guido Westkamp, Profesor, University Queen Mary of London, United kingdom (thesis co-supervisor),  Jonathan Griffiths, Profesor, University Queen Mary of London, United kingdom (rapporteur),  Raquel Xalabarder, Professor, Public University of Catalunya, Spain (rapporteur),  Daniel Gervais, Professeor, University of Vanderbilt, USA,  Frédérique Berrod, Professor, University of Strasbourg, France.

Thesis defended in 2021

17 December 2021: Jean-Baptiste VAROQUEAUX : L’appréhension de l’innovation par la norme juridique. Du standard technique à l’innovation ouverte ; under the supervision of  Franck MACREZ, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Jean-Pierre Clavier, Professor at the University of Nantes (rapporteur), Franck Violet, Professor at the catholic University of Lille (rapporteur), Jean-Marc Deltorn, expert in patent law at CEIPI, Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg (directeur de thèse).

14 December 2021: Tamar KHUCHUA : The Future of the European Patent Judicial Design: In Search for Uniformity; under the supervision of  Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Uma Suthersanen, Professor at the Queen Mary University of London.

Members of the jury: Duncan Matthews, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, the UK (rapporteur) (rapporteur), Jens Schovsbo, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (rapporteur), Julián López Richart, Professor, University of Alicante, Spain, Emmanuel Lazega, Professor, Sciences Po Paris, France, Christophe Geiger, Professor, University of Strasbourg, France (thesis supervisor), Uma Suthersanen, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, the UK (thesis supervisor).

14 December 2021: Thibaut LABBÉ : The law and disruptive technologies: The case of blockchain; under the supervision of Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Amélie Favreau, Associate Professor, University Grenoble Alpes (rapporteur), Caroline Le Goffic, Professor, University of Lille (rapporteur), Karine Favro, Professor, University Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor).

14 December 2021: Camille VALLAUD: The tensions between intellectual property and unfair competition rights; under the supervision of Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Nicolas Binctin, Professor of Private Law, University of Poitiers (rapporteur), Jacques Larrieu, Professor of Private Law, University of Toulouse (rapporteur), Jean Lapousterle, Professor of Private Law and Criminal Sciences, University Paris-Saclay, Philippe Sémériva, Honorary Magistrate, Stephanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

13 December 2021: Jean-Marc DELTORN : L’invention, l’inventeur et l’automate — le droit des brevets à l’épreuve de l’intelligence artificielle;under the supervision ofFranck MACREZ, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Jean-Michel Bruguière, Professor, University Grenoble-Alpes (rapporteur), Bertrand Warusfeld, Professor, University Paris 8 (rapporteur), Peter Blok, Professor, University of Utrecht, Thierry Debled, Adjunct Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Anne Lauber-Rönsberg, Professor, Technical University of Dresden, Ana Ramalho, Copyright Counsel, Google and Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor).

09 November 2021: Aurélien BOUGEARD: The Big Data phenomenon and the law. For a legal apprehension by its technical decomposition; under the supervision of Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor), Karine Favro, Professor at the University Haute-Alsace, Célia Zolynski, Professor at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (rapporteur), Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse, Professor at the McGill University, Michel Vivant, Professor at Sciences Po Paris, Jean-Sylvestre Bergé, Professor at the University Côte d’Azur (rapporteur).

21 September 2021: Emmanuel François HIMBE: The general interest and patent law in the AIPO space: Contribution to the study of the social function of the patent; under the supervision of Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Yves Reboul, Professor emeritus at the university of Strasbourg and Honorary Direcrtor General of CEIPI.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Emmanuel Py, Associate Professor at the University of Bourgogne (rapporteur), Michel Vivant, Professor emeritus, School of Law - Sciences Po Paris (rapporteur), Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg (thesis co-supervisor), Yves Reboul, Professor emeritus at the university of Strasbourg and Honorary Direcrtor General of CEIPI (thesis co-supervisor), Joseph Fometeu, Professor at the University of N’Gaoundéré (Cameroon, absent from the picture).

20 September 2021: Leonardo MACHADO PONTES: Trade Mark Boundaries and Fundamental Rights : a Comparative Approach Between the US and the EU; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Lisa Ramsey, Professor, University of San Diego School of Law, USA (rapporteur), Martin Senftleben, Professor, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (rapporteur), Allan Rocha De Souza, Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Andrea Hamann, Professor, University of Strasbourg, France, Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor).

07 September 2021 : Simplice OUATTARA : Counterfeiting of medicines for human use in the UEMOA ; under the supervision of Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Joseph Fometeu, Professor, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (rapporteur), Pascale Tréfigny, Professor of private law, University Grenoble Alpes (rapporteur), Denis Bohoussou Loukou, Diretor General of the OAPI, Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor).

Thesis defended in 2020

15 December 2020: Elena IZYUMENKO: The freedom of expression perspectives on intellectual property in Europe; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director of the Research Department of CEIPI.

Members of the jury: Martin Senftleben, Professor of Law at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (rapporteur), Jonathan Griffiths, Professor of Law at Queen Mary University of London, Great Britain (rapporteur), Pamela Samuelson, Professor of Law at the University of Berkeley, USA, Peggy Ducolombier, Professor of Law at the University of Strasbourg, France and Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director of the CEIPI Research Laboratory (thesis supervisor).

04 December 2020: Bertrand CASSAR: The digital transformation of the world of law; under the supervision of Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI.

Members of the jury: Nathalie Martial-Braz, Professor of Law at the University of Paris Descartes (rapporteur), Bruno Deffains,  Professor of Economics at the University of Paris 2 - Panthéon-Assas (rapporteur), Célia Zolynski,Professor of Law at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Yannick Meneceur, Advisor on Artificial Intelligence, Council of Europe, Caroline Zorn, Lawyer, Doctor of Law - Lecturer at the University of Strasbourg, Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at CEIPI (thesis supervisor).

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Thesis defended in 2019

20 November 2019: Oleksandr BULAYENKO: Ensuring Remuneration and Access to Culture in the EU Single Market: Construction of Multi-Territorial Collective Management of Copyright; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director of the Research Department of CEIPI.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Xavier Seuba, Associate Professor at CEIPI, representing Raquel Xalabarder, Professor of Intellectual Property and Director of the Law and Political Science Department, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain (rapporteur), Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director of the Research Department of CEIPI (thesis supervisor), Jens Hemmingsen Schovsbo, Professeur of Law, Copenhagen University, Centre for Information and Innovation Law, Denmark and Daniel Gervais, Professor of Law and Director of Intellectual Property Program of the School of Law at Vanderbilt University, United States (rapporteur).

Thesis defended in 2018

23 November 2018 : Thibaud LELONG : La monétisation des actifs immatériels dans l’économie de la connaissance : essai sur la titrisation ;under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Nicolas Binctin, Professor at the University of Poitiers (rapporteur), Thibaud Lelong, Estelle Naudin, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Thierry Bonneau, Professor at the University Panthéon-Assas (rapporteur) and Guillaume Henry, Lawyer specialized in Intellectual Property.

19 September 2018 : Goce NAUMOVSKI : Relations Between Quality of Trademarks and Cognitive and Conative Variables of Consumers ;under the supervision of Théo Hassler,Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury (from left to right):  Gorazd Rossoklija, Professor at Columbia University, New York, USA (rapporteur), Caroline Le Goffic, Associate Professor at the University Paris Descartes, Thomas Hatzigaios, Professor at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece (rapporteur), Goce Naumovski, Yann Basire, Associate Professor at CEIPI, Théo Hassler, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor) and Stefan Martin, Member of the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO, Spain.

14 September 2018 : Natalia KAPYRINA : The internationalization of design protection ; under the supervision of Prof. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Pascal Kamina, Professor at the University Franche-Comté, Centre de recherches juridiques (rapporteur), Jerome Reichman, Professor of Law at Duke Law School, USA, Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director General and Director of the Research Department of CEIPI (thesis supervisor), Anna Tischner, Professor of Law at Jagiellonian University, Intellectual Property Law Chair, Faculty of Law and Administration, Krakow, Poland, Mireille Buydens, Professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles (rapporteur).

26 April 2018 : Hui HUANG :L'impact de l'usage sur l'étendue de la protection des marques : Etude de droit comparée Chine - Union Européenne ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Jacques Azéma, Emeritus Professor at the University of Lyon III (rapporteur), Didier Ferrier, Emeritus Professor at the University of Montpellier (rapporteur), Arnaud Folliard-Monguiral, DCIAJ, OPIUE, Céline Meyrueis-Pebeyre, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Joao Miranda De Sousa, Lawyer and Partner at the Company Garrigues and Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg (thesis supervisor).

Thesis defended in 2017

December 15, 2017 : Léo PEUILLOT :Droit des marques et collectivité territoriale – Perspectives de protection et de valorisation ; under the supervision of Ms. Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Pascale Tréfigny, Professor at the University of Grenoble-Alpes (rapporteur), Caroline Le Goffic, Associate Professor at the University Paris Descartes (rapporteur), Théo Hassler, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, William Vanizette, Director at the Directorate General for Economic Affairs, French Polynesia (absent on the photo) and Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor.

December 12, 2017 :Thomas LEMIEUX : L'équilibre du droit d'auteur à la lumière des droits fondamentaux ; under the supervision of Ms. Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Théo Hassler, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor, André Lucas, Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Nantes (rapporteur), Jean-Michel Bruguière, Professor at the University Grenoble-Alpes (rapporteur), and Jean-Pierre Marguénaud, Professor at the University of Limoges.

December 06, 2017 :Yii-Der SU : Les litiges en matière de marque : contribution à une étude de droit comparé entre la France, la Chine continentale et Taiwan ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury, except for Mrs Alexandre (from left to right) : Didier Ferrier, Professor at the University of Montpellier (rapporteur), Yves Reboul, thesis supervisor, Pascale Tréfigny, Professor at the University Grenoble-Alpes (rapporteur), Prof. Danièle Alexandre, former Head of the China-EU School of Law at the University of Strasbourg, Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Yii-Der Su and Stefan Martin, Member of the Boards of Appeal, EUIPO.

October 02, 2017:Franciska SCHÖNHERR: The construction of an EU Copyright Law: Towards a Balanced Institutional and Legal Framework ; under the supervision of Prof. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI

Members of the jury (from left to right): Thomas Dreier, Professor at the University of Karlsruhe - rapporteur, Christophe Geiger, Professor a the University of Strasbourg, Director General of CEIPI, thesis superviser, Dominique Ritleng, Professor a the University of Strasbourg, Centre d'études internationales et européennes (CEIE) – Faculty of Law, Jonathan Griffiths, Professor at the Queen Mary University, London and  Valérie-Laure Benabou, Professor at the University of Aix Marseille - rapporteur.

Thesis defended in 2016

September 26, 2016 : Asako WECHS HATANAKA: Mediation and intellectual property law. A European and comparative perspective ; under the supervision of Christophe Geiger, Professeur and Director general of CEIPI.

Members of the jury (from left to right):  Edouard Treppoz, Professor at the University Jean Moulin Lyon III, Director of the "Institut Droit Art Culture", Director of the LLM "droit international et européen des affaires", Rapporteur; Asako Wechs Hatanaka ; Annette Kur, Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and researcher at the Max-Planck Institute, Munich; Nari Lee, Professor at the Hanken School of Economics, Faculty of Law, Helsinki, Rapporteur;  Christophe Geiger, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director General of CEIPI, thesis superviser; Frédérique Berrod, Professor at the "Institut d'Etudes Politiques",  University of Strasbourg and at the "collège d'Europe de Bruges", Director of the "Fédération de recherche l'Europe en mutation".

May 20, 2016: Isabelle BOUTILLON : Coopération en matière de Brevet (PCT) : à la recherche d'un équilibre sans cesse réinventé. Le modèle d’un système fondamentalement international et multilatéral ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury (from left to right): Jacques Azema, Emeritus Professor at the University Jean Moulin, Lyon III -  rapporteur; François Curchod, Former Deputy Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization, Genève; Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg - thesis superviser; Michel Vivant, Professor, Law Faculty Sciences Po, Paris - rapporteur.

March 04, 2016 : Clarisse DE BAILLIENCOURT : Le droit de suite des artistes plasticiens en Europe ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury: Jean-Michel Bruguière, Professor at the University of Grenoble, rapporteur; Patrick Tafforeau, Professor at the University of Nancy 2, rapporteur; Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg; Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor.

Thesis defended in 2015

February 26, 2015 : Theodoros CHIOU : Towards a European IP contract law ; under the co-supervision of Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the Research department of the CEIPI and  Dionysia Kallinikou, co-superviser, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law Faculty, Grece.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Mr. Nicolas Binctin, Professor, University of Poitiers, Law and Social Sciences Faculty, Ms. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Ms. Dionysia Kallinikou, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mr. Theodoros Chiou, Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, Ms. Séverine Dusollier, Professor at Sciences Po Paris, Mr. Jacques De Werra, Professor, University of Geneva, Law Faculty.

Thesis defended in 2014

December 18, 2014 : Amidou DEMBELE : Traditional Knowledge in a legal perspective ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury: Michel Vivant, Professor, Sciences Po, rapporteur; Jean-Michel Bruguière, Professor at the University of Grenoble, rapporteur; Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor and Olga Begoña Venero Aguirre, Senior advisor, Traditional Knowledge Section, WIPO

December 04, 2014 : Nabila BEN ALI-PRIEUR: Licences for immaterial goods: a study based on French and Moroccan law; under the supervision of Mrs. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury:Franck Marmoz, Associate Professor at the University of Lyon 3, Céline Meyrueis-Pebeyre, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor and Franck Violet, Professor, Universités catholiques, Lyon

December 03, 2014 : Karlo FONSECA TINOCO: IP licences and Public interest: study based on Brazilian, French and EU law ; under the supervision of Mrs. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury (from left to right): José Roberto Gusmao, Professor at the Catholic University of São Paulo; Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg,thesis supervisor; Karlo Fonseca Tinoco; Thierry Lambert, Professor at the University of Lorraine and Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director general and Director of the research department at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

September 29, 2014 : Pablo MOHR : The European harmonization of copyright contract law – A comparative law study based on German, English, Spanish and French law ; under the supervision ofChristophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director general and Director of the research department of the CEIPI

This work was awarded the prize of the Research Federation “Europe in change”.

Members of the jury (from left to right): Michel Vivant, Professor, Sciences-Po Law School in Paris ;  ; Martin R.F. Senftleben, Professor, Law Faculty VU Amsterdam University (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) ; Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director general and Director of the research department of the CEIPI ; Pablo Mohr, Claude Witz, Professor, University of Strasbourg / Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes), Co-director of the Centre Juridique Franco-Allemand (CJFA) and Alain Strowel, Professor, University of Saint-Louis in Brussels, Catholic University of Louvain

September 23, 2014 : Philippe VALLAS:Referencing: contribution to the study of the legal nature of a major retailing contract ; under the supervision of Mr. Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the Jury:  Nicolas Eréséo, Associate Professor, University of Strasbourg ; Didier Ferrier (rapporteur) , Emeritus Professor, University of Montpellier 1 ; Hugues Kenfack (rapporteur), Professor, Dean of the Law Faculty of Toulouse 1 ; Yves Reboul, (thesis supervisor), Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Thesis defended in 2013

October 3, 2013 :Ampah JOHNSON-ANSAH : The Exhaustion of Industrial Property Rights in the AIPO (African Intellectual Property Organization) Erea ; under the co-supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg andAkuété Santos, Professor at the University of Lomé. From left to right, Komi Wolou, Akuété Santos, Ampah Johnson-Ansah, Jacques Azéma, Yves Reboul et Thierry Lambert.

September 18, 2013: Philippe JEHL: La défense juridique de l'œuvre audiovisuelle ; under the supervision of Théo Hassler, Professeur at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury: Christine Hugon, Professor at the University of Montpellier I  -  rapporteur; Jacques Larrieu, Professor at the University of Toulouse I Capitole -  rapporteur; Theo Hassler, Professeur at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg - thesis supervisor; Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg

Thesis defended in 2012

September 25, 2012:N'Daye Fatou LOUM NEESER:Developing Countries and the Patentability of Drugs in the Fight against HIV/AIDS ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg.

September 17, 2012 : Sébastien Drillon: The Protection of Software by Patent Law ; under the co-supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg and Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg. From left to right: Bertand Warusfel, Céline Meyrueis, Stefan V. Steinbrener, Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Sébastien Drillon and Yves Reboul

June 22, 2012 : Roner Guerra Fabris : The Determination of the Protection Scope of the Patent in the Brazilian and European Law ; under the co-supervision of Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg on the topic and Vera Jacob de Fradera, Professor at the Federal University,  Rio Grande do Sul

Thesis defended in 2011

December 6, 2011 : Yann Basire : The functions of a Trade Mark: Essay on the Coherence of the Legal Regime Governing a Distinctive Sign ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI,  University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury from left to right: Mr Frédéric Pollaud-Dullian, Professor at the University of Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Mr Jérôme Passa, Professor at the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, Yann Basire, Mr Jacques Raynard, Aggregate Professor at the University of Montpellier I, Mrs Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Mr Yves Reboul, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and former Director General of the CEIPI.

September 26, 2011 : Géraldine Marie : European Law of Contracts for Exploitation of Immaterial Assets. Comparison of French and English Systems ; under the supervision of Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg

Members of the jury: Mrs Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Strasbourg,  Mr Thierry Lambert, Professor at the University of Nancy 2 , Mr Richard Desgorces, Professor at the University of Rennes 1

April 21, 2011 : Min-Cheng Chien : Study of the protection by patent of techniques related to semiconductors in Taiwanese and Chinese Law  ; under the co-supervision of Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg and Shu-Yu Zeng, Professor at the National University of Defense, Republic of China, Taïwan.

Members of the jury: Mr. Jean-Michel Bruguiere, Professor at the University of Grenoble, Mrs Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Nancy 2 and Mr. Yves Reboul, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Thesis defended in 2010

07 décembre 2010 : Caroline Rodà : La détermination des conséquences civiles de la contrefaçon des droits de propriété industrielle ; sous la direction de Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professeur émérite de l'Université de Strasbourg

Les membres du jury de gauche à droite : Jacques Azéma, Professeur émérite de l'Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III),  Jean-Christophe Galloux, Professeur à l'Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), Jacques Raynard, Professeur à l'université de Montpellier I (absent sur la photo) Caroline Roda, Yves Reboul, Professeur au CEIPI et à l'Université de Strasbourg et Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professeur émérite de l'Université de Strasbourg.

Ce travail a reçu ex-æquo avec la thèse de M. Emmanuel Py, le Prix de thèse Véron & Associés, Contentieux des brevets d’invention.

June 25, 2010 : François-Xavier Kalinda : The protection of geographical indications and its interest for the developing countries  ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury : Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the Universtiy of Strasbourg, Norbert Olszak, Professor at the University of Paris I Panthéon - Sorbonne, François Magnin, Professor at the University of Bourgogne, Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg and Paulin Edou Edou, General Director of the OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization ).

May 20 2010 : Uros Cemalovic : The movement towards a unified trademark law in the European Union ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg. 

Members of the jury : Jacques Azéma, Professor emeritus at the University of Lyon III Jean Moulin , Jean-Denis Mouton, Professor at the University of Nancy II, Céline Meyrueis, Associate Professor at CEIPI  and the University of Strasbourg and  Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg .

January 06, 2010 : Vincent Mauriac : The consumer and the Tradmark Law  ; under the supervision of Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury :  Didier Ferrier, Professor at the University of Montpelier I, Laure Marino, Professor at the University of Nancy II, Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg and Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Thesis defended in 2009

October, 09, 2009 : Hsiao Fen Hsu :  Public order and good morals in patent law : contribution to the study of comparative law: Europe, Taiwan, China, United-States  ; under the supervision of  Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury : Jean-Christophe Galloux, Professor at the University of Paris II, Christian Le Stanc (Reporter), Professor at the University of Montpellier I, Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Dieter Stauder, Honorary Adjunct Professor at the CEIPI, University of Strasbourg and Yves Reboul, , Professor at the CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

July 07, 2009 : Mohammed Fallah : Etude comparative entre le droit français et le droit iranien sur les dispositions concernant la formation des contrats applicables au commerce électronique ; under the supervision of Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg.

Members of the jury : Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg, Marie-France Steinle-Feuerbach, Associate Professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg et Jacques Larrieu, Professor at the University of Toulouse 1.

Thesis defended in 2008

December, 08, 2008 : Emmanuel Py : The Revocation of Patents : Contributions of the Rules of Procedure and the Theory of Revocation  ; under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman.

This work was awarded the Prize of the best thesis in private law for the year 2008/2009 by the University of Strasbourg.

This work was also awarded ex aequo with Caroline Rodà, the first prize of the Thesis Award Patent Litigation from Véron & Associés.

Members of the jury : Jean-Christophe Galloux, Professor at the University of Paris II , Jacques Raynard, Professor at the University of Montpellier I , Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman Strasbourg III ,  Yves Strickler, Professor at the University Robert Schuman Strasbourg III  and Michel Vivant, Professor at the Institut d'Etudes politiques of Paris.

December, 08, 2008 : Vanessa Diebolt-Rossoni : La neutralité du support en propriété littéraire et artistique ; under the supervision of Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman.

Members of the jury : Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and the Universtiy  Robert Schuman Strasbourg III, Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman Strasbourg III,  Frédéric Pollaud-Dulian, Professor at the University Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris I and Michel Vivant, Professor at the lnstitut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

November, 10, : Christel Simler : Copyright and property law ;under the supervision of Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman and Christophe Caron Professor at the  University of Paris XII.

This work was awarded the Prize of the Universities by the Academy of Strasbourg and the Prize  of the  National Association of Doctors in Law.

Members of the jury : Jean-Louis Bergel, Professor at the University Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III, Christophe Caron, Professor at the University of Paris XII, André Lucas Professor at the University of Nantes, Yves Reboul, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg  and Yves Strickler, Professor at the University Robert Schuman.

March, 14 2008 : Fayez Al Nussaire : L'application du droit d'auteur au journalisme ; under the supervision of Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman.

Members of the jury : Christophe Alleaume, Professor at the University of Caen, Stéphanie Carre, Lecturer at the CEIPI and at the Robert Schuman University, Karine Favro, Lecturer at the Haute-Alsace University and Théo Hassler, Professor at the CEIPI and at the University of Strasbourg.

February, 20 2008 : Mahmoud Ismail : Les contrats relatifs aux noms de domaine ; under the supervision of Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University Robert Schuman.

Adrien Bouvel, Lecturer at the Robert Schuman University, Karine Favro, Lecturer at the Haute-Alsace University, Théo Hassler, Professor at the CEIPI and at the University of Strasbourg and Patrick Tafforeau, Professor at the University of Nancy 2.