Benoit Battistelli Elected as Chair of CEIPI Administrative Council

2017/12/08

The Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) has elected EPO President Benoît Battistelli, as Chair of its Administrative Council. Founded by Strasbourg University in 1963, the CEIPI focuses on training intellectual property specialists, in particular, in preparation for the European Qualifying Exam. Mr Battistelli’s election was announced on 28 November 2017, and his mandate will be for a three-year term. He succeeds António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, who has chaired the Council since 2013. Former holders of the position also include the EPO’s first president, Bob van Benthem, and also Ingo Kober, who was appointed to the position in 2000.

Source: EPO