The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies, or Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) in French (formerly the "Centre for International Industrial Property Studies", or "Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle" in French), is a Strasbourg, France-based training centre for specialists in intellectual property law. It was founded in 1963, as part of the University of Strasbourg by Professors Daniel Bastian (law) and Hubert Forestier (chemistry).[1]
The Centre is organized in three sections: the French section, the international section, and the research section. The CEIPI is member of the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN). The former General Director of the CEIPI, Professor Yves Reboul, left office on August 31, 2008 after serving two consecutive five-year terms. He was replaced on September 1, 2008 by Christophe Geiger.[2][3]
See also
- European Patent Convention (EPC)
- European patent law
- Ingo Kober
- Intellectual property organization
- Romuald Singer
- Dieter Stauder
References
- ^ Brochure CEIPI December 2010.
- ^ CEIPI web site, Election of the New General Director of CEIPI, CEIPI News, July 9, 2008. Consulted on July 13, 2008.
- ^ CEIPI New Director appointed, Official Journal EPO 2008/8-9, 461
External links
- Official website
- (in French) Association des Amis du Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle (Friends of the Centre for International Industrial Property Studies - founded in 1966) (as archived by the Internet Archive)