Francis LEYDER
CV
Experiences
From 1984 to 2015: Labofina – Fina Research – Atofina Research – Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy – Total Research & Technology Feluy :
– Industrial Property Department
– Responsible of the Patent Department since 2003
Since 2016, independent patent counsel (Zephyra scrl).
Degrees
1972 : B.S in chemistry
1979 : Teaching diploma
1983 : Doctorate in chemistry
2006 : Diploma in patent litigation in Europe
2017 : Basic training in judicial expertise
teaching
Since 1991, tutor in the basic course in European patent law (epi-CEIPI), lecturer and speaker for the University of Strasbourg (CEIPI), the European Patent Institute (epi) and the European Patent Academy (EPO) in numerous European cities
Since 1999, guest lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain)
Since 2015, contribution to the Certificate in IP Rights Management at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of UCLouvain
Activities
Industrial property : European patent attorney (since 1988) and Belgian patent attorney (since 1991)
Member of the Standing Advisory Committee to the European Patent Office (SACEPO) and of the Belgian Council for Intellectual Property
