It was founded in 1963, as part of the University of Strasbourg by Professors Daniel Bastian (law) and Hubert Forestier (chemistry).
The CEIPI is member of the European Intellectual Property Institutes Network (EIPIN).
The former General Directors of the CEIPI were Professor Yves Reboul, followed by Christophe Geiger.
[2][3] The current General Directors of the CEIPI is Yann Basire.
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