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CEIPI's Newsletter n° 31 - March 25, 2015

HEADLINES

Conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of CEIPI: “Perspectives for the Intellectual Property System in a Globalized World”

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) at the University of Strasbourg organized a conference titled “Perspectives for the Intellectual Property System in a Globalized World” on 27th and 28th November 2014, under the scientific leadership of Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI. The celebration symbolically took place at the Council of Europe (COE), the birthplace of the 1963 Strasbourg Convention, the first European convention on substantive patent law.

The conference was held under the high patronage of the European Patent Office (EPO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The three thematic parts of the conference were opened by keynote speeches of the highest representatives of the major organizations in the area of intellectual property: Mr. António Campinos, President of OHIM and President of the Administrative Board of the CEIPI, Mr. Raimund Lutz, Vice-President Directorate-General Legal/International Affairs of EPO and Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO and Former President of the Administrative Board of the CEIPI.

The event was opened by a welcome address of a representative of the hosting institution, Ms. Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, followed by introductory remarks of Mr. Yves Lapierre, Director General of INPI, recalling the longstanding partnership between CEIPI and INPI, Mr. Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg, underlining the fundamental role of CEIPI and more generally of education and research in the field of intellectual property at the University of Strasbourg, and Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, evoking the history of CEIPI’s establishment and development, honoring key persons who marked the life of the Centre and introducing the topic of the conference by highlighting the main challenges for the European and international framework for intellectual property protection.

Speakers’ presentations, the recording of the conference and a gallery of pictures are available on the CEIPI website. 

Furthermore, the proceedings will be published in 2015 in an anniversary volume.

In the framework of the partnership with the blog IP Watch, an article on the topic “Top European IP Experts Hail CEIPI’s 50 Years With Vision, Suggestions For IP System” was published and can be accessed by clicking here.

http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/01/12/top-european-ip-experts-hail-ceipis-50-years-with-vision-critique-of-ip-system/

The review “Propriété industrielle” also published in January an article about the conference. You can download this article below.

Le CEIPI a célébré ses cinquante ans (source - revue Propriété industrielle 2015, alerte 1)

You can download here the programme of the event.

Mr. Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg, Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, Mrs. Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Mr. Yves Lapierre, Director General of INPI
Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI
Mr. António Campinos, President of OHIM, President of the Administrative Board of the CEIPI
Mr. Raimund Lutz, Vice-President Directorate-General Legal/International Affairs of EPO
Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, Former President of the CEIPI’s Administrative Board
Speakers from the round-table n° 3 (from left to right) : Mr. Antony Taubman, Director of Intellectual Property Division of the WTO, Mr. Pedro Roffe, Senior Associate, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, Mr. Dan Burk, Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, Mr. Lionel Bently Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property and Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL), University of Cambridge, Mr. Xiang Yu, Director of the German-Chinese Intellectual Property Institute, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST) and Mr. Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor of Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, Director of Intellectual Property Research Centre, University of Oxford

Proposals of Mr. Christophe Geiger on copyright reform in the EU at the meeting of the expert group gathered around the Vice-President of the European Commission Mr. Ansip by the think tank “The Lisbon Council”

The modernisation of Europe’s copyright rules is an essential step towards completing the European digital single market. The European Commission has vowed to table its proposals for a “copyright regime fit for the digital age” by the end of this spring.

The think tank “The Lisbon Council” gathered on the 19th March 2015 in Brussels a group of experts in order to advise the European Commissioner Andrus Ansip, Vice-President in charge of digital single market, for this upcoming copyright reform in the European Union.

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, spoke at this high-level round table on “Copyright and the Digital Single Market: What reform at EU level?” and presented his proposals on the way forward.

This meeting allowed to analyse the benefits and the challenges of modernising the copyright regime in Europe legally and economically, as well as to identify perspectives in terms of public policies for the European Union.

Mr. Andrus Ansip, Vice President of the European Commission and Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI

Conference CEIPI-CASRIP “Latest developments in Patent Litigation in Europe and the US: Perspectives from the Judiciary”

The CEIPI organizes in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), University of Washington (Seattle) a conference on Friday March 27, 2015, on the topic “Latest developments in Patent Litigation in Europe and the US: Perspectives from the Judiciary”, which will take place at the Palais universitaire of Strasbourg, hall Pasteur.

This conference will gather judges from various jurisdictions specialized in IP litigation: Former Chief Judge Randall Rader, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Judge Maud Gräfin von Keyserlingk, Munich Court of Appeal; Judge Gabriella Muscolo, Former Judge in the Court of Rome, Member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO); Member of the High Italian Authority for Competition and Trust; Alain Girardet, Counsellor at the First Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of France.

Moreover, Mr. Pierre Véron, Attorney-at-Law specialized in IP and Member of the “Legal Working Group of the Preparatory Committee on the Rules of Procedure for the Unified Patent Court” will give a presentation about the last conclusions of the Preparatory Committee. Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, will discuss the complex interaction of the CJEU with the Unified Patent Court and Mr. Xavier Seuba, Senior researcher and lecturer at the CEIPI, will present the Training of the Judges of the Unified Patent Court and the implications of having technical judges.

You can download the program and the registration form.

CEIPI/WIPO/INPI Advanced Training Course on Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Licensing, 15 to 26 June 2015, Strasbourg

The CEIPI/WIPO/INPI Advanced Training Course on Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Licensing will take place from 15 to 26 June 2015 in Strasbourg. This training course is jointly organized since 1978 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) and the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). Like in the past edition, the present course touches upon the legal and economic aspects of technology transfer and licensing. 

The training is addressed to officials of technology transfer professionals, including professionals working in university technology transfer offices, national and regional intellectual property offices and science and technology ministries. With an integrated and practical approach, the CEIPI/WIPO/INPI Advanced Training Course on Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Licensing will be also of the interest of lawyers and economists

A new feature of this year’s edition is that the program is open to external participants, who will benefit from the expertise of specialists from several international organizations, prestigious research institutes and universities, and renowned professionals, while interacting with professionals coming from all over the world. The interest of the program in developed, emerging and developing economies makes of it a unique forum to exchange experiences and share opportunities.   

You can download the brochure and the registration form.

For further information, please contact Ms. Alexia Philipp for administrative questions/registration (philipp@unistra.fr) or Xavier Seuba for questions related to the academic content of the program (xavier.seuba@ceipi.edu).

CEIPI launches the first Training Program for Technically Qualified Judges of the Unified Patent Court

In September 2015, those aspiring to become technically qualified judges of the Unified Patent Court will have the opportunity to improve their chances by following a specially designed advanced program involving prestigious patent judges and recognized professors.

The CEIPI Training Program for Technically Qualified Judges of the Unified Patent Court will be held in Strasbourg, at CEIPI’s premises. The training particularly addressed to pre-selected judges of the Unified Patent Court, as well as to technical experts and patent attorneys that consider becoming a judge of the Unified Patent Court at some stage of their career.

The course will update participants on the main features of the Unified Patent Court, as well as on other particularly important aspects of judges’ profession: from drafting sentences to fair trial principles.

With a Scientific Board chaired by Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob, and academic coordination of Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, and Xavier Seuba, Senior lecturer and researcher at CEIPI, the Program for Technically Qualified Judges of the Unified Patent Court will take place from 24 to 26 September, from 22 to 24 October and from 19 to 21 November 2015 for a total of nine days of intensive lectures.

The detailed program will be available very soon on the CEIPI’s website. Click here to access the registration form.

Mr. Robin Jacob, Sir Hugh Laddie Chair of Intellectual Property Law at University College London (UCL), former Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

For further information, please contact Ms. Isabelle Christ for administrative questions/registration (isabelle.christ@ceipi.edu) or Xavier Seuba for questions related to the academic content of the program (xavier.seuba@ceipi.edu).

PARTNERSHIPS

Agreement with OHIM and EPO for the set-up of the “Pan-European Seal Professional Traineeship Programme”

The CEIPI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the OHIM and the EPO for the establishment of the Pan-European Seal Professional Traineeship Programme.

The signing ceremony took place during the last Administrative Board of CEIPI, on 19th December 2014, in Strasbourg, in the presence of Mr. António Campinos, President of the Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and President of the CEIPI’s Administrative Board, Mr. François-Régis Hannart, Principal Director of the  European and International Cooperation  of the European Patent Office (EPO), representing Benoît Battistelli, President of the EPO, Mr. Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg and M. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI.

The aim of the program is to bring closer universities and the job market, which is quite specific for intellectual property. Thanks to this program, the best young graduates of the CEIPI and of the other partners will have access to one-year paid internships within OHIM and EPO. Each year, the Pan European-Seal will offer 100 internships administrated by both offices (number of position open by offices to be determined each year).

The programme is promoted in common by the two biggest Office of Intellectual Property worldwide, the Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the European Patent Office (EPO), in collaboration with the strategic partners of the EIPIN network:

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

 Click here for more information.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Thesis prize of the Research Federation “Europe in change” grant to Mr. Pablo Mohr for his thesis defended within the CEIPI Research Department

Mr. Pablo Mohr earned in December 2014 the prize of the Research Federation “Europe in change” for his thesis defended on September 29th, 2014 on the topic “The European harmonization of copyright contract law - A comparative law study based on German, English, Spanish, and French law”, written under the supervision of Mr. Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research department of the CEIPI.

This prize was created in 2012 in order to recognize the outstanding works of a PhD student from a member research organization, whom thesis topic correspond to the European dimension of the Research Federation and to its main research topics.

The hand-out ceremony took place on December 9th, 2014, at the Law Faculty of Strasbourg, under the high patronage of Mr. Jean-Marc Sauvé, Vice President of the State Council and in the presence of Mr. Christian Mestre, Dean of the Law Faculty of Strasbourg.

From left to right : Mr. Jean-Marc Sauvé, Vice-President of the State Council, Mr. Pablo Mohr and Mr. Christian Mestre, Dean of the Law Faculty of Strasbourg.

PAST CONFERENCES AT CEIPI

2015 Lecture series “Institutional, Political and Social Perspectives on Intellectual Property” of the CEIPI

Conference of Ms. Louise van Greunen on the topic “Building Respect for Intellectual Property - The perspective of the World Intellectual Property Organization”

Within the framework of the “Institutional, political and social perspectives on intellectual property” series of lectures, CEIPI was pleased to welcome on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015, 6:15 pm (amphi 23) Ms. Louise van Greunen, Director, Building Respect for IP Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Her public lecture focused on the topic “Building Respect for Intellectual Property - The perspective of the World Intellectual Property Organization”. The debate was animated by Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI (click on the picture for a larger view).

Click here to access her biography.

Conference CEIPI-BETA-I3PM “IP Management Challenges in Open Innovation Environments”

In the framework of the CEIPI-BETA Project “Law and Economics of Intellectual Property”, CEIPI organized with the Bureau for Economic Theory and Applications of the University of Strasbourg (BETA) and in collaboration with the International Institute for IP Management (I3PM) a conference headed with “IP Management Challenges in Open Innovation Environments” on March 23, 2015, Salle du conseil, Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion.

One of the goals of this conference was to establish an ongoing exchange between IP managers and academia, lawyers, economists and managers on current IP management topics, new legal perspectives and economic point of views with regards to these challenges. On the picture, one can see Prof. Dietmar Harhoff from the Max Planck Institut for Innovation and Competition in  Munich, during the Keynote Speech: “The social value of patent disclosure” (click on the picture for a larger view).

You can download the program of this conference.

Prof. Dan Burk speaking on “Inventing around Copyright” at the CEIPI-BETA workshop

On Monday, December 1st, 2014, CEIPI had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Dan L. Burk, UC Irvine's Chancellor's Professor in Law, within the framework of the CEIPI-BETA Project in Law and Economics of IP. Prof. Burk gave a presentation on his recent article “Inventing around Copyright” (2014) in which he “draws upon previous analyses of inventing around in patent law to assess the benefits and detriments of inventing around in copyright”. The debate was animated by Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI.

Click here to download the programme.

This joint research project at the University of Strasbourg brings together lawyers and economists to formulate a common methodology and scientific output on a broad range of IP related issues. Directed by Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General at CEIPI, and Prof. Julien Pénin, Associate Director at BETA (Bureau of Theoretical and Applied Economics), it is inter alia implemented through monthly workshops.

Click here for further information concerning the CEIPI-BETA Project in Law and Economics of IP.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AT CEIPI

Research seminars of CEIPI’s Research Department

CEIPI develops its research activities, particularly through seminars held regularly under the supervision of Ms. Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg. The sessions are open to researchers’, PhD students and PhDs of CEIPI, and others researchers.

These seminars allow the members of the research team and doctoral students to meet and to discuss issues related to intellectual property. The objective of these seminars is to stimulate and create synergy between researchers of the Centre.

The first sessions of the 2014-2015 academic year were held on:

  • 19th January 2015, dedicated to the presentation of the work of Mr. Jean-Baptiste Varoqueaux, Doctoral student at CEIPI under the supervision of Ms. Stéphanie Carre, on the open innovation, standards and IP law.
  • 18th February 2015, Mr. Oleksandr Bulayenko, Research assistant and Doctoral student at CEIPI, under the supervision of Mr. Christophe Geiger spoke on the topic: “Collective Management of Copyright for Online Use of Music: Towards Multi-Territorial and Multi-Repertoire Licensing in the EU”.
  • 16th March 2015, Ms. Elena Izyumenko, Research assistant and Doctoral student at CEIPI, under the supervision of Mr. Christophe Geiger spoke on the topic: “European “Fair Use” grounded in Freedom of Expression”

Program for the seminars to come:

  • ŸSeminar on 16 April 2015, Mr. Thibaud Lelong, Research assistant and Doctoral student at CEIPI, under the supervision of Mr. Yves Reboul, on the topic “La titrisation des droits de la PI”
  • ŸSeminar on May 2015, Ms. Camille Vallaud, Doctoral student at CEIPI under the supervision of Ms. Stéphanie Carre, on the topic “Concurrence déloyale et la PI” (date to define)
  • ŸSeminar on 18 June 2015, Mr. Thomas Lemieux, Doctoral student at CEIPI under the supervision of Ms. Laure Marino on the topic “Équilibre du droit d'auteur et droits fondamentaux”.

RECENT DOCTORAL THESES DEFENSES AT CEIPI

Doctoral thesis defense by Mr. Theodoros Chiou: “Towards a European IP contract law”

On February 26th 2015, in Alex Weill hall, Law Faculty, Strasbourg, Mr. Theodoros Chiou has defended his thesis, written under the co-supervision of Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the Research department of the CEIPI and Ms. Dionysia Kallinikou, co-superviser, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law Faculty, Grece, on the topic: “Towards a European IP contract law”.

Members of the jury :

  • Nicolas Binctin – rapporteur, Professor, University of Poitiers, Law and Social Sciences Faculty
  • Jacques De Werra – rapporteur, Professor, University of Geneva, Law Faculty
  • Séverine Dusollier, Professor at Sciences Po Paris
  • Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg
  • Christophe Geiger - thesis superviser, Director General and Director of the Research department of the CEIPI
  • Dionysia Kallinikou - co-superviser, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law Faculty, Grece.
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

Doctoral thesis defense by Mr. Amidou Dembélé: “Traditional Knowledge in a legal perspective”

On December 18th, 2014, in Alex Weill hall, Mr. Amidou Dembélé has defended his thesis, written under the supervision of Mr. Yves Reboul, Director of the French Section of CEIPI and Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, on the following topic: “Traditional Knowledge in a legal perspective”.

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
  • Olga Begoña Venero Aguirre, Senior Counsellor, Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO.

Doctoral thesis defense by Ms. Nabila Ben Ali-Prieur: “Licences for immaterial goods: a study based on French and Moroccan law”

On December 4th 2014,  in Alex Weill hall, Ms. Nabila Ben Ali-Prieur has defended her thesis, written under the supervision of Ms. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, on the following topic: “Licences for immaterial goods: a study based on French and Moroccan law”.

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
  • Franck Violet, Professor, Universités catholiques, Lyon.

Doctoral thesis defense by Mr. Karlo Fonseca Tinoco: “IP licences and Public interest: study based on Brazilian, French and EU law”

On December 3rd 2014, in Alex Weill hall, Mr. Karlo Fonseca Tinoco has defended his thesis, written under the supervision of Ms. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, on the following topic: “IP licences and Public interest: study based on Brazilian, French and EU law”.

Members of the Jury:

  • José Roberto Gusmao, Professor at the Catholic University of São Paulo
  • Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the research department at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg
  • Thierry Lambert, Professor at the University of Lorraine
  • Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, thesis supervisor.
From left to right: Mr. José Roberto Gusmao, Professor at the Catholic University of São Paulo, Ms. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Mr. Karlo Fonseca Tinoco, Mr. Thierry Lambert, Professor at the University of Lorraine and Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the research department at CEIPI

PUBLICATIONS 2014-2015

The CEIPI Research Department has 34 members, including 17 PhD students working on different areas of intellectual property. 2014 was a particular prosperous year for the members of the research department.

Books

The functions of a trademark, essay on the coherence of the legal regime governing a distinctive sign, by Yann Basire

We are pleased to announce the publication of a book by Yann Basire. This book titled “The functions of a trademark, essay on the coherence of the legal regime governing a distinctive sign”, is available in the CEIPI Collection by LexisNexis, with a preface signed by Mr. Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Director of CEIPI French Section, and the foreword by Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI.

This work was awarded “Best Thesis in private law” by the Law Faculty, University of Strasbourg (September 2011 - September 2012) and is the first thesis published on the OHIM website.

Click here to buy this book online.

Research Handbooks on Human Rights and Intellectual Property, by Christophe Geiger

This book, published by Christophe Geiger at Edward Elgar Publishing, is a comprehensive volume on the intersection of human rights and intellectual property law. Resulting from a field-specific expertise of over 40 scholars and professionals of world renown, the book explores practical and doctrinal implications of human rights considerations on intellectual property law and jurisprudence.

Click here to buy this book online and click here for further details.

The right to one’s image, between a personality right and intellectual property, by Théo Hassler

Théo Hassler has published particularly « The right to one’s image, between a personality right and intellectual property », available in the CEIPI Collection by LexisNexis.

Click here for the voucher order.

The ACTA and the Plurilateral Enforcement Agenda: Genesis and Aftermath, by Xavier Seuba

The book “The ACTA and the Plurilateral Enforcement Agenda: Genesis and Aftermath” gather together a large and diverse group of experts – renowned scholars, policy makers, civil society and industry actors – who represent different perspec­tives on the necessary balance between intellectual property enforcement and other economic and social interests. This book is the most comprehensive analysis of ACTA, and of its relation with ongoing initiatives to improve enforcement of intellectual property and norms pertaining to a range of international legal regimes, conduct­ed so far.

Click here to order the book. Click here for a review on IP watch.

Articles & lists of publications

Mr. Yann Basire, Associate Professor at University of Haute-Alsace and member of CEIPI Research Department

Yann Basire has published in 2014 several notes and articles, among which we are counting: « Le risque de confusion en droit des marques : entre extension et évolution, Légicom, n° 53, p. 109 » and « Louis Vuitton c. H&M : conflit entre droit d’auteur et droit des marques dans le milieu de la mode, Légipresse, n° 319 ».

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

Ms. Isabelle Boutillon, Adjunct Professor at CEIPI and member of CEIPI Research Department

Isabelle Boutillon has published several articles, among which we are counting: « Les grandes lignes du Traité de coopération en matière de brevets - Essentiel mise à jour – Lexis 360 (Jurisclasseur fascicule électronique) ».

Click here to access the full list of her publications.

Mr. Adrien Bouvel, Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg and member of CEIPI Research Department

Adrien Bouvel has published in 2014 several notes and articles, among which we are counting: « Distinctivité du signe » (Jurisclasseur « Marques », fascicule 7112, co-written with Pr. Georges Bonet).

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

 

Ms. Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI and member of CEIPI Research Department

Stéphanie Carre has published several articles, among which: « Google et la fortune du droit d’auteur », Mélanges en l’honneur du Professeur A. Lucas, Lexis Nexis, 2014 (co-written with Gilles Vercken).

Click here to access the full list of her publications.

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research Department of CEIPI

Christophe Geiger has published in 2014 many books and articles, in particular: « Intellectual Property in a Globalized world, Mélanges in Honour of Professor Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski (coordinated with Caroline Rodà), Collection of the CEIPI, Paris, Litec, 2014 ».

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

Mr. Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and member of the Research Department of CEIPI

Théo Hassler has published in 2014 among others: « Le respect dû à la vie privée est en déclin relatif face à la liberté d’expression. Propos sur le déclin du droit au respect de la vie privée, RLDI avr. 2014, 68 ».

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

Ms. Laure Marino, Professor at the Faculty of Law of Strasbourg and member of the Research Department of CEIPI

Laure Marino has published several articles and chronicles in 2014, among which we quote: « Le plagiat, un mot en vogue, in Mélanges en l’honneur du Professeur André Lucas, LexisNexis, 2014, p. 587 ».

Click here to access the full list of her publications.

Mr. Norbert Olszak, Professor at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and member of the Research Department of CEIPI

Norbert Olszak has published mainly 2 articles in the IP field: « La constitutionnalité de la défense de la notoriété des appellations d’origine (Note sous Cass. comm, 14 janvier 2014, QPC, Euralis c. CIVC) », Revue de droit rural and « Appellations d’origine : les vertus de la souplesse », Revue de droit rural.

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

Mr Yves Reboul, Professor Emeritus and Director of the French Section of CEIPI, member of the Research Department of CEIPI

Yves Reboul has published particularly “Le projet de réforme des pièces détachées des véhicules automobiles : l'analyse critique de la remise en cause de la règle de l'unité de l'art; Revue Propriété industrielle, Lexis Nexis, January & February 2015” and “Le régime juridique des pièces détachées ‘visibles’ de véhicules automobiles : une double méprise, co-written with Didier Ferrier, Recueil Dalloz, Chronique /Concurrence, No. 3, 2015”.

Ms. Caroline Rodà, Lawyer, Doctor in Law and member of the Research Department of CEIPI

CEIPI welcomes Caroline Rodà who joined the Research Department of CEIPI in November 2014, as an associate member. Caroline Rodà has published in 2014 particularly in the section “Patent” of the Répertoire Dalloz de droit européen, Encyclopédie Dalloz, co-written with Ms. Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski, Professor Emeritus of the University of Strasbourg and member of the CEIPI Research Laboratory.

You can download the full list of the publications of Caroline Rodà and Joanna Schmidt-Szalewski.

Mr. Xavier Seuba, Senior Research Associate at CEIPI and Senior Lecturer in Public International Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona and member of the Research Department of CEIPI

Among the numerous articles and books published by Xavier Seuba in 2014 we are counting: “Protection of traditional knowledge”, UNCTAD, The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol: Intellectual property Implications, Geneva: UNCTAD-GTZ, 2014, pp. 121-153 (co-author with D. Vivas).

Click here to access the full list of his publications.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

CEIPI Summer School on Intellectual Property in Europe - 2015

For the 7th consecutive year, CEIPI will organize a Summer School on IP in Europe. The courses will take place from 2 to 10 July, 2015.

Lecturers are chosen from the CEIPI staff and intellectual property specialists including academics, specialized practitioners and professional representatives.

The summer school aims to provide an academic and practical overview of the IP-related aspects of the legal system in the European Union, as well as presenting concrete ideas about IP litigation in Europe. The course is intended mainly for students and practitioners who want to acquire the basics of the European IP system.

You can download the program and the registration form.

Transnational IP Seminar CEIPI-CASRIP

From March 23 to March 27, 2015, CEIPI will host, for the second time (first time in 2008), the Transnational IP Seminar of the LL.M of the Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), University of Washington-Seattle.

This event will contribute to implement the International Cooperation Agreement signed in May 2014 between CEIPI and CASRIP.

Many students from all over Europe, US, Asia and Russia will be coming to Strasbourg to benefit from this unique opportunity. US students (University of Washington-Seattle), German students (TU Dresden, MU Munich, MIPLC Munich), English students (Queen Mary University London), Spanish students (University of Alicante), Italian students (Roma Tre, La Sapienza University Rome), Czech students (University of Prague, University Charles of Prague), Russian students (Russian State Academy in IP Moscow), Japanese (University Waseda Tokyo), Korean students (Seoul National University) and Chinese students (Shandong University, Beijing University) and so on, are invited to participate.

The Seminar week will be organized around different topics such as Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law and Enforcement of IP both under US Law and EU Law.

Accelerated tuition in "Patents": Academic year 2015-2016: Organisation of general law classes

In order to allow future students of the accelerated tuition in Patents to concentrate on general law subjects, classes concerning introduction to law, business law and the law of obligations will be taught in advance. This adjustment consists in organising a two-day seminar for each of the three subjects during the prerequisite internship year.

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Enrolment to the CEIPI's Masters of Laws 2 (equivalent LLM) for the academic year 2015/2016

Enrolment to the CEIPI's Masters of Laws 2 (equivalent LLM) for the academic year 2015/2016  is open since March, 1st 2015 (except for the Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management and for the Master in Industrial Property).

Prospective students may register online on the University of Strasbourg website via ARIA.

Deadline for enrolment online: June 1st, 2015.

Deadline for receipt of supporting documentation: June 8th, 2015

Prospective students must submit a complete dossier including all university transcripts so that the CEIPI may ascertain the coherence of their academic program of studies and whether they fulfil the prerequisites.

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21 and May 22, 2015 – CEIPI-CNCPI-ASPI Preparatory Seminar for the French qualifying examination, specialization “patents”

INPI has set the dates for the French Qualifying Examination (EQF) on 24th and 25th June 2015 for the writing and from 2nd November 2015, for the oral.

CEIPI, CNCPI and ASPI are happy to announce that they organize a common specific preparation for the qualification exam French, to be held in Paris at the Institut Léonard de Vinci, on the 21st and 22nd May 2015.

The program and registration form are available on the CEIPI website.

For more information, please contact Sabine ZORN-RAPP, Tel: +33 (0) 3 68 85 80 13, sabine.zorn@ceipi.edu.

New course European Qualifying Examination (EQE) in Riga

The CEIPI is pleased to announce the start of a new basic training course in Riga, Latvia, on 22 January 2015. This course is financially supported by the European Patent Office in the framework of the Candidates Support Programme and organized in cooperation with the National Patent Office of Latvia. So far, 10 CSP candidates have enrolled for this new course which is open to non-CSP participants.

The CEIPI preparation programme for the European Qualifying Examination 2015 has finished recently. We received many applications for the different modules of this training programme which includes PrePrep courses focusing on methodology, seminars preparing for the pre-examination and for papers A, B, C and D of the main examination as well as last-minute cramming courses.

For the third time, the CEIPI has trained participants of the Candidates Support Programme jointly run by the European Patent Office and the CEIPI. Initiated in 2012, this programme aims at preparing candidates from countries counting less than 5 qualified patent attorneys for the EQE. In 2014-15, 30 CSP candidates have participated in the preparation courses for the pre-examination. 18 candidates of the second generation have prepared papers A, B and D of the main examination. Two of them have also participated in the courses preparing for paper C, such as 5 candidates of the first generation of the CSP.

The CEIPI wishes to all its candidates plenty of success for the EQE 2015!

CEIPI study visit to the European Patent Office in Munich for the students of University Diploma on the long cycle “Patents” (long cycle)

From 28 to 30 January 2015, students of University Diploma on “Patents (long cycle), went on a study visit to the European Patent Office in Munich. During the 3-day visit, students were received by members of the EPO and were able to attend sessions of oral proceedings.

This study visit is held every year in late January and allows CEIPI students to get familiar with the functioning of the Office.

You can download the program of the study visit.

Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management (MIPLM), Academic year 2014-2015

The courses for the academic year 2014-2015 of the Master of Intellectual Property Law and Management (MIPLM) started on 19th January 2015.

This Master addresses students and practitioners with a minimum of three years’ experience in the Intellectual Property field.

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PARTICIPATION OF CEIPI MEMBERS IN SYMPOSIUMS, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER EVENTS

CEIPI at the second part of the 16th EIPIN Congress in Munich

The 16th EIPIN Congress entitled “The Innovation Society and Intellectual Property” will take place from 9th to 11th April 2015 at the European Patent Office in Munich (Germany).

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, will chair and comment the panel dedicated to “Enhancing creativity through copyright exceptions and limitations – in the interest of authors and users”. 

The CEIPI will be represented also by two doctoral candidates who will present their work at the EIPIN Doctoral meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition that will precede the conference: Mr. Leonardo Machado Pontes “Trade Mark Law – an Inquiry into the Merits of Proper Internal and External Boundaries”, and Ms. Teresa Calixto-Lopez “Socially responsible licensing in the area of green technologies”.

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Yves Reboul at the conference organized by the University Hassan I of Settat (Morocco) together with the CEIPI on the topic “Les enjeux de l'exploitation de brevet : dimension juridique”

Yves Reboul, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strasbourg and Director of the French Section of CEIPI participated on February 14th, 2015 in the conference organized by the Business Law Laboratory of the University Hassan Iof Settat (Morocco) together with the CEIPI on the topic: “Les enjeux de l'exploitation de brevet : dimension juridique”.

Mr. Reboul moderated a part of the conference and he spoke on the topic:  “Les contrats relatifs aux connaissances scientifique et technique”.

You can download below the programme of this conference.

Click here to download an article published in the Moroccan press about this subject.

Théo Hassler intervention under the framework of “Matinales de la bibliothèque” on the topic: “Right to the image of people: personality rights and / or property right?”

The Research Federation “Europe in change” and the Common Service Documentation (SCD) of the University of Strasbourg organize a series of discussions, workshops entitled “Matinales de la bibliothèque”.

The last edition was held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from 9:30 to 11:30.

Théo Hassler, Professor at CEIPI and the University of Strasbourg has proposed, at the occasion of the publication of his book “The Right to the image of people: between personality rights and intellectual property”, an intervention on the topic: “Right to the image of people: personality rights and / or property right? “. His presentation was followed by a discussion on the topic: “The image on the Privacy is it still protected?”.

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Mr. Christophe Geiger and Mr. Xavier Seuba at the first part of the 16th EIPIN Congress on the topic: “The Innovation Society and Intellectual Property”, Maastricht

The 16th EIPIN Congress, entitled “The Innovation Society and Intellectual Property” took place in Maastricht (The Netherlands) from January 29 to 31, 2015.

 Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, has chair and comment the panel 3: Geographical Indications, Mr. Xavier Seuba, Senior Research Associate at CEIPI and Senior Lecturer in Public International Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, participated in the panel 5: Enforcement and Compliance.

 You can download the programme of this event.

For further information concerning the EIPIN Network: http://www.eipin.org/

Mr. Jean Lapousterle speaking at the international symposium organized by the CREDIMI in Dijon: “La protection des secrets d'affaires: enjeux et perspectives”

Mr. Jean Lapousterle, Professor of private law and criminal sciences at the University of Strasbourg and member of the Research Department at the CEIPI, participated in the international symposium organized by the CREDIMI (Centre de recherche sur le droit des marchés et des investissements internationaux) which took place in Dijon on December 12, 2014 on the topic: “La protection des secrets d'affaire : enjeux et perspectives”.

Mr. Lapousterle spoke on the following topic: “La protection civile des secrets d’affaires”.

You can download the program here.

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI, speaking at the symposium “Globalisation of intellectual property law: What challenges? What regulation?” at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI, participated in the symposium organized by the Université catholique de Louvain and the Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles in partnership with the FNRS, that took place on December 12, 2014 on the topic “Globalisation of intellectual property law: What challenges? What regulation?”.

 Mr. Geiger spoke on the topic of “The Europeanisation of intellectual property: how to address current challenges”.

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OTHER NEWS

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, entitled “Copyright policy and the right to science and culture” (A/HRC/28/57)

On 24 December 2014, the report on “Copyright policy and the right to science and culture” of the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Farida Shaheed, was submitted to the Human Rights Council.

 In the report the Special Rapporteur examines copyright law and policy from the perspective of the right to science and culture, emphasizing both the need for protection of authorship and expanding opportunities for participation in cultural life.

Mr. Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI, participated extensively in the preparation of the report as an expert.

The report (in English) may be found at this address:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session28/Pages/ListReports.aspx, under the symbol number (A/HRC/28/57).

Other linguistic versions shall soon be posted, including on the webpage of the Special Rapporteur dedicated to this topic:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/CulturalRights/Pages/impactofintellectualproperty.aspx.

Open letter of the European Copyright Society to the Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society concerning the need for a unified copyright law in the European Union

On 19th December 2014, the European Copyright Society has addressed an open letter to Mr. Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, inviting the European Commission to start working on a unified copyright law for the European Union.

The European Copyright Society (ECS) was founded in January 2012 with the aim of creating a platform for independent scholarly thinking on European Copyright Law. Its members are scholars and academics from various countries of Europe, seeking to promote their views of the overall public interest regarding the construction of European Copyright law.

In February 2013, the European Copyright Society issued a remarked opinion on the Svensson case (Case C-466/12) which was referred to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt (Sweden) on 18 October 2012. In 2014, the European Copyright Society has also issued a response to the Public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules of the European Commission and released an opinion on limitations and exceptions to copyright in the European Union based on the Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of September 3, 2014 in Case C-201/13 Deckmyn.

The Board of the European Copyright Society is currently composed of: Lionel Bently, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL), University of Cambridge; Christophe Geiger, Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg (Chair); Raquel Xalabarder, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona.

You can download below an article on this topic published on the website "Intellectual Property Watch".

http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/01/05/top-european-copyright-experts-urge-reform-unification-of-copyright/

CEIPI'S JOB AND INTERNSHIP OFFERS

CEIPI Internship Winter-Spring 2015: Legal Researcher in Human Rights and Intellectual Property

The CEIPI (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies) is looking for a legal intern to advance the educational and research missions of the center.

The intern will work with Christophe Geiger (Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI) on a research project on Human Rights and Intellectual Property. The intern will research the case law with regard to fundamental rights implications of intellectual property. Excellent research and drafting skills are required.

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Internship offer - Legal intern

We are looking for a legal intern expected to advance the educational and research missions of CEIPI.

This internship can be taken while studying for the bar exam.

For further information, download the job offer.

Employment offers

Find on the CEIPI website, section “Employment offers” several offers for employment and internships regularly updated, in the Intellectual property field (patents engineers, lawyers).

Editorial information

Editorial supervision of the newsletter: Christophe Geiger
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Members: Ionela Asandulesei, Joëlle Batt, Oleksandr Bulayenko, Natalia Kapyrina, Christiane Melz, Alain Messmer, Stéphane Thomas
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