CEIPI's Newsletter n° 16 - April 15, 2011
Enforcement of intellectual property rights - Comment of the CEIPI on the evaluation report of the European Commission of December 22, 2010
The CEIPI has submitted observations on the evaluation report of the European Commission of December 22, 2010 concerning the application of the directive of April 29, 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in member states.
The report was written by Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI, Jacques Raynard, Professor at the University of Montpellier I and at the CEIPI and Caroline Rodà, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and member of the Research Department of the CEIPI.
The complete text of the document is available here.
The english version of this document will be available soon.
CEIPI Summer School on IP in Europe
For the third year, CEIPI is organizing a Summer School on IP in Europe. The courses will be held from July 4 to July 9, 2011.
This course seeks to present a global view of the European intellectual property system through a theoretical and practical approach. It is designed for students and legal professionals hoping to acquire a broad grounding in European intellectual property law.
You can download here the programme.
For further information, please contact the registrar, Isabelle Christ at : isabelle.christ@ceipi.edu
Presentations and Videos of the Presentations at the Conference "Constructing European IP law: achievements and new perspectives" organized by the CEIPI at the European Parliament within the Framework of the EIPIN Network
Within the context of the 12th EIPIN Congress - European Intellectual Property Institutes Network, the CEIPI organized on February 24 to 25, 2011 a conference at the European Parliament of Strasbourg on the topic: "Constructing European IP law: achievements and new perspectives", coordinated by Christophe Geiger, General Director of the CEIPI, under the high patronage of Mrs Catherine Trautmann, Member of the European Parliament and Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg.
The presentations of the participants are now available on the CEIPI website.
You can also watch the videos of the presentations online on the website canalc2 of the University of Strasbourg.
Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI gave an interview to the Press Agency AEF (Agence Education Formation) on the occasion of the conference at the European Parliament from February, 24 and 25.
We are pleased to transmit with the kind permission of AEF (www.aef.inf) the interview (only available in french) of Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI on the occasion of the conference at the European Parliamant.
You can download this interview here (only available in french).
CEIPI's Public Lecture: "Towards an economic Author's Right?"
Within the framework of the World Intellectual Property Day and the series of lectures : "(RE)thinking Intellectual Property, Fundamental Questions and New Perspectives" , a public lecture will be held on Friday, April 29 at 2.00 pm.
Fabrice Siiriainen, Professor at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis will give a presentation on the topic:
"Towards an Economic Author's Right?"
You may download the programme of this public lecture and the calender 2010/2011 of the CEIPI's public lectures.
CEIPI's Public Lecture : TRIPS and its Achilles' Heel : Why International Intellectual Property Enforcement Norms Are So Weak ?
Within the framework of the series of lectures : "(RE)thinking Intellectual Property, Fundamental Questions and New Perspectives", the CEIPI invites you to the public lecture to be held on Thursday, May 12, at 5.30 pm.
Peter Yu, Professor and director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at the Drake University Law School (U.S.A.) and Visiting Professor at the CEIPI will give a presentation on the topic:
TRIPS and its Achilles' Heel : Why International Intellectual Porperty Enforcement Norms Are So Weak ?
You may download the programme of this public lecture.
New Publication in the CEIPI Collection: Franck Macrez "Computer creations: disruption of intellectual property rights? – Essay on the coherence of rights"
We are pleased to inform you of a new publication in the CEIPI collection (Lexis-Nexis-Litec Edition) :
"Computer creation : disruption of the intellectual property rights ? Essay on the coherence of rights" by Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at the CEIPI (with a foreword by Michel Vivant, Professor at Sciences-Po, Paris and at the CEIPI).
This book is the updated version of a doctorate thesis defended by Franck Macrez at the University of Montpellier under the supervision of Michel Vivant.
The influence of information technology on intellectual property law is undeniable. The breadth of its impact requires a global assessment, both from the point of view of the rights and the relevant creations. Copyright law, patent law and trademark law are concerned by the emergence of creations such as software, multimedia works or domain names.
It is important to assess the impact of these creations on the legal system and to determine whether this evolution has caused a disruption of intellectual property rights. Based on a critical approach, this implies an analysis of the extension of intellectual property protection, while evaluating its concrete consequences.
This phenomenon leads to a risk of overlap between different rights. The way they interact must be examined. The methodology underlying the concept of a legal system enables a general assessment of the evolution of the legal order, and the necessary coherence of the law constitutes a framework that shapes the transformations.
Christophe Geiger at the international conference of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia : "Towards a European Copyright Code"
Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI will participate to the international conference of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia to be held the 14 and 15 April: "Towards a European Copyright Code".
Within the framework of the 2nd session "The acquis of European copyright harmonization", Christophe Geiger will give a presentation on the topic "Exceptions and limitations to the copyright in the European Union: What acquis?"
You can download the programme of this conference.
For further information, you can also visit the website of the University of Cyprus.
Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, at the 6th European Jurists's Forum
From 19th to 21th May, the 6th European Jurists's Forum will take place at Luxembourg and is organized by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the University of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Bar Council.
Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, will participate to the topic: "Information law in a cross-border European context" and will be part of the panel "Information: universal or commercial use?".
For more informations, you can download the programme and visit the official website.
Franck Macrez at the annual conference 2011 of the ERA on the European Copyright in Brussels
The 19th et 20th May 2011, the ERA (Academy of European Law) organizes in Brussels the annual conference on European Copyright Law: "Copyright in the Internet Age: Management, Enforcement, Exceptions and Limitations".
Franck Macrez, Associate Professor at the CEIPI, will speak about "Recent national measures against piracy on the internet".
You can download the programme and the registration form.
Stéphanie Carre at the Study Day "Cultural Identity and Libraries" organized by the ENSSIB in Lyon
Stéphanie Carre, Associate Professor at CEIPI will take part to the study day "Cultural Identity and Libraries" organized by the ENSSIB (Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques) in Lyon in June 9 2011
Stéphanie Carre will give a presentation on the topic: "European Copyright".
Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, at the ATRIP's 30th annual congress in Singapore
From 25th to 27th July, the ATRIP's 30th annual Congress will take place at Singapore on the topic "IP Law at the Crossroads of Trade".
Christophe Geiger, Director General of the CEIPI, will speak about "Trade in Counterfeit Goods - Is ACTA the right answer?".
You can download the programme here.
The CEIPI at the EIPIN Congress "New Trends in International Intellectual Property Protection" in Alicante, Spain
The CEIPI participated to the EIPIN Congress "New Trends in International Intellectual Property Protection" in Alicante, Spain between April 8 and 10.
Within the framework of the EIPIN Doctoral Meeting on April 7, Roberto d'Erme, research assistant and doctoral candidate at CEIPI did a presentation on the topic "The Role of IP between sustainable development and economic growth" and Claire Melka, Doctoral candidate at CEIPI, gave a presentation on the topic "Copyright and Cultural Patronage".
Christophe Geiger, Director General and Director of the Research Department at the CEIPI, chaired the session on "TRIPs double-plus: the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Act" and delivered the conclusions of the Congress on April, 10 together with Prof. Manuel Desantes.
You can download the programme of this Congress here.
Paulin Edou Edou, General Director of the OAPI visits CEIPI
Within the framework of the cooperation between the OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization) and the CEIPI, we had the great pleasure to welcome on March, 14, Mr. Paulin Edou Edou, Director General of the OAPI who had a lecture for the CEIPI students on the system of protection of intellectual property in Africa.
From left to right : Yves Reboul, Professor at the University of Strasbourg and former Director General of the CEIPI, Paulin Edou Edou, Director General of the OAPI and Faouly Bangoura, Director of the Denis Ekani Centre in Yaoundé (Cameroon).
European Intellectual Property: Past Developments and Future Challenges, Presentation by Christophe Geiger at the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
Within the "Master of Intellectual Property law" jointly organized by CEIPI and Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje (Republic of Macedonia) in association with their partners universities of Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia and the members of the EIPIN network , Christophe Geiger, Director General of CEIPI gave a presentation in Skopje on March 7 on the topic "European Intellectual Property: Past Developments and Future Challenges".
Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, gave an interview to the journal "Commerce International"
Christophe Geiger, Director general of the CEIPI, gave an interview to the journal "Commerce International" on March 1st. He talked about the CEIPI, its evolution, its projects, its results and tackled the assets of the CEIPI's degrees.
You can check the interview here.
Preparatory Seminars to the European qualifying examination (EQE) 2012
For the European Qualifying Examination 2012, CEIPI offers a programme of exam preparation courses consisting of "Introductory Courses" in the early autumn of 2011, in a number of different cities in Europe (Copenhagen, Paris, Lyon, Warsaw, Milan, Strasbourg), followed by the "Preparatory Seminars" in November 2011 and January 2012, in Strasbourg, France as well as a "Cramming Course C" in Strasbourg.
Click here for futher information concerning these seminars.
Enrolment to the CEIPI's Masters (LLM) and to the Tuition in Patents and Trademarks and Industrial Designs 2011-2012
Enrolment to the CEIPI's Masters (LLM) and Tuition in Patents and Trademarks and Industrial Designs are open.
For further information, click here.
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