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Publications

Articles, case notes and lectures on intellectual property and technology law, since 2003. Each entry has a short summary and, where available, the full text.

2026

La proportionnalité des sanctions en matière de propriété intellectuelle : la question des astreintes

Contribution, Intellectuele eigendom in beweging - Capita Selecta, LEA Uitgevers p. 181-198. In French.

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2025

Analyse du premier blocage dynamique en application des articles XVII.34/1 et suivants du Code de droit économique pour lutter contre les atteintes commises en ligne

Case note, A&M 2025/2, p. 196. In French.

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Navigating ex parte remedies at the Unified Patent Court

Article, IAM, special report on the UPC. In English.

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Protéger son idée, son projet, sa marque (propriété intellectuelle)

Training, Starlab ICHEC, May 2025. In French.

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L'arrêt Sony Computer Entertainment : un petit pas pour les tricheurs et un grand pas pour la définition de la notion de programme d'ordinateur

Case note, R.D.T.I. n° 98, 2025, p. 115. In French.

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2024

Protéger son idée, son projet, sa marque (propriété intellectuelle)

Training, Starlab ICHEC, April 2024. In French.

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2023

Generative AI and intellectual property in questions

Contribution, December 2023. In English.

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Propriété intellectuelle et « open source »

Lecture, Greenlab, April 2023. In French.

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Protéger son idée, son projet, sa marque (propriété intellectuelle)

Training, Starlab ICHEC, April 2023. In French.

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2022

Propriété intellectuelle et « open source »

Lecture, Greenlab, April 2022. In French.

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Introduction to intellectual property

Training, ICHEC, April 2022. In English.

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Animo deliberato : le rôle de l'intention dans l'acte de communication au public

Article, I.R.D.I. 2022/3, p. 277. In French.

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2021

ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap 2020

Contribution, International Chamber of Commerce. In English.

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AG Szpunar: licensee may decompile a computer program to correct errors unless restricted by licence (Top System SA v Belgium)

Case note, Lexis News. In English.

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Court of Justice: licensee may decompile a computer program to correct errors even when restricted by licence (Top System SA v Belgium)

Case note, Lexis News. In English.

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Introduction au droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Training, ICHEC, February 2021. In French.

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2020

Litigating intellectual property rights

Contribution, ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap 2020. In English.

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Patents and standards

Contribution, ICC Intellectual Property Roadmap 2020. In English.

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Introduction à la propriété intellectuelle

Training, Starlab ICHEC, November 2020. In French.

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2019

Introduction au droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Training, ICHEC, April 2019. In French.

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The recoverability of (patent) attorney fees after the ECJ decision in United Video Properties / Telenet

Lecture, November 2019. In English.

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De doodsteek voor de verhaalbaarheid van de redelijke en evenredige advocatenkosten? Toch niet.

Case note, I.R.D.I. 2019/3-4, p. 274-278, December 2019. In Dutch.

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2018

Un pas de plus vers le marché unique numérique : le point sur le nouveau règlement interdisant le blocage géographique

Article, R.D.T.I. n° 73, p. 27. In French.

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Droits de propriété intellectuelle et abus

Contribution, Respect des droits intellectuels en Belgique / Handhaving van intellectuele rechten in België, Larcier p. 159-181, January 2018. In French.

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Introduction au droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Training, ICHEC, March 2018. In French.

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Les plateformes face aux atteintes à la marque : controverses juridiques

Lecture, AIPPI, April 2018. In French.

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How to handle a descriptive seizure?

Lecture, October 2018. In English.

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2017

The recoverability of (patent) attorney fees after the ECJ decision in United Video Properties / Telenet

Lecture, IP seminar, May 2017. In English.

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Trade Secret Directive

Lecture, IP seminar, May 2017. In English.

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Catching up with recent IP case law

Lecture, IP seminar, May 2017. In English.

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La théorie dite « tangwerking » ou « effet tenaille » en droit des dessins et modèles

Case note, I.R.D.I. 2017/1, p. 90. In French.

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Introduction au droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Training, ICHEC, June 2017. In French.

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La protection de la confidentialité des communications des mandataires en brevet

Lecture, AIPPI, November 2017. In French.

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Droits de propriété intellectuelle et abus

Lecture, December 2017. In French.

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2016

Actualités en matière de droit des dessins et modèles

Lecture, BMM, January 2016. In French.

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Wi-Fi public ouvert et téléchargement illégal : protection et obligations du fournisseur d'accès

Case note, R.D.T.I. 2016/2-3, n° 63-64, p. 140-148. In French.

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Enige rechtspraak over merklicenties

Article, BMM Bulletin 2/2016, p. 95. In Dutch.

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CJEU: a free Wi-Fi provider is entitled to rely on the mere conduit defence but can be ordered to set up a password protection and identify its users

Case note, Leading Internet Case Law vol. 16, issue 5, October 2016. In English.

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Make the trolls pay

Lecture, September 2016. In English.

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IP protection

Lecture, March 2016. In English.

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2015

The media storm

Contribution, Media Law International 2015, Belgium. In English.

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Belgian government unveils digitally-focused four year plan

Article, E-Commerce Law & Policy vol. 17, issue 1, January 2015. In English.

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L'abus en matière de propriété intellectuelle

Lecture, FEB, June 2015. In French.

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What every corporate counsel should know about IP

Lecture, ACC, April 2015. In English.

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Introduction à la propriété intellectuelle

Training, ICHEC, February 2015. In French.

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2014

L'exception de copie privée dans les nuages

Case note, I.R.D.I. 2014, liv. 4, p. 685. In French.

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Top 5 common mistakes in intellectual property, and how to avoid them

Lecture, September 2014. In English.

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Mastering the global patent game (Belgian and EU part)

Contribution, September 2014. In English.

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IP and freedom of expression: uses other than as a trade mark, parody and personality rights

Lecture, IP seminar, June 2014. In English.

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IP and new technologies: downloading, streaming, linking, adwording and meta-searching

Lecture, IP seminar, June 2014. In English.

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The Belgian Supreme Court confirms that ISPs may be ordered to block access to all domain names pointing to an infringing website

Article, E-Commerce Law Reports vol. 14, issue 1, February 2014. In English.

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Open licenses

Lecture, BetaGroup, January 2014. In English.

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2013

Introduction to intellectual property law

Training, ICHEC, November 2013. In English.

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Open licenses

Lecture, BetaGroup, March 2013. In English.

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Brand protection

Lecture, BetaGroup, February 2013. In English.

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Copyright protection of computer software: recent case law

Lecture, IP seminar, February 2013. In English.

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Web hosting liability after eBay v. L'Oréal

Lecture, February 2013. In English.

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2012

Patent validity analysis

Lecture, IP seminar, December 2012. In English.

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Contentieux en matière de noms de domaine

Lecture, Juritic, May 2012. In French.

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Risques juridiques liés à l'utilisation de logiciels libres : revue de jurisprudence

Lecture, April 2012. In French.

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Copyright protection of computer software: recent case law

Lecture, IP seminar, March 2012. In English.

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2011

Protection de la propriété intellectuelle : avantages et dangers de la saisie-contrefaçon

Lecture, Liège Creative, December 2011. In French.

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Trademark law, what's next?

Lecture, IP seminar, September 2011. In English.

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Patent trolls

Lecture, IP seminar, June 2011. In English.

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Copyright protection of computer software, and liability of internet intermediaries

Lecture, IP seminar, March 2011. In English.

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2008

Intellectual property rights on databases

Lecture, June 2008. In English.

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2006

Modularity of Licensing Terms for Online Content Distribution: What Are the Legal Alternatives for the Netizen?

Contribution, Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange: A Legal Framework for Consumer Publication on the Internet, Stanford Law School p. 32-61. In English.

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Diffusion en continu sur Internet : le webcasting constitue-t-il une radiodiffusion au sens de l'article 41 LDA ?

Article, A&M 2006/1, p. 10-20. In French.

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Droit d'auteur et droit international privé en Belgique

Article, RIDA n° 207, p. 98-177. In French.

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2005

California's Financial Information Privacy Act Preempted by Federal Law

Case note, C.I.S. Packet, Stanford Center for Internet and Society vol. 3, no. 2, November 2005. In English.

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No Patent Misuse Defense Against Tying of Essential and Non-Essential Patents Licenses

Case note, C.I.S. Packet, Stanford Center for Internet and Society vol. 3, no. 1, October 2005. In English.

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Les logiciels libres et le droit international privé

Contribution, Les logiciels libres face au droit, Cahiers du CRID, n° 25, Bruylant p. 227-262. In French.

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Le droit d'auteur et le droit international privé

Lecture, Association belge pour le droit d'auteur, February 2005. In French.

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2004

Les dessins et modèles à l'heure du numérique

Article, R.D.T.I. n° 19, p. 7. In French.

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Des mondes se rapprochent

Article, La Libre Entreprise p. 10, January 2004. In French.

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2003

Le débat sur la brevetabilité du logiciel ne peut se limiter à une logique du tout ou rien

Article, Athena n° 195, p. 137, November 2003. In French.

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Challenges for the creation of an ODR system at a national level

Lecture, International congress on trustmarks in electronic commerce, Luxembourg, September 2003. In English.

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