Nicolas Binctin

Nicolas Binctin is a distinguished Professor of Law at the Université de Poitiers, where he has been teaching since September 2007.1 His expertise lies in Business and Intellectual Property Law, which he teaches at various institutions including the University of Poitiers, Paris XII-UPEC, and the School of Law and Management of the University Paris II Assas-Panthéon.1

Academic Roles and Responsibilities

At the University of Poitiers, Professor Binctin manages several postgraduate programs:

• Director of the Master's program in Research and Innovation Development Law
• Director of the Master's program in Intellectual Property Law
• Co-director of the Master's program in Intellectual Property and Digital Law (Lomé/Poitiers)1

International Engagement

Professor Binctin's expertise is recognized internationally:

• Invited professor at the Academy of Organisation Africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Djibouti University since 2015
• Regularly invited to conferences in various countries including France, Tunisia, Japan, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, and Switzerland
• French reporter for the International Academy of Comparative Law Congress in Vienna (2014) and Fukuoka (2018), as well as the ALAI Bonn Congress in 20151

Publications and Research

Professor Binctin has made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property law:

• Authored a thesis titled "Le capital intellectuel" (published by LexisNexis in 2007)
• Published numerous articles in French and English
• Wrote a monograph on Corporate strategy and IP
• His law book on French and European IP law is currently in its 7th edition (published by Lextenso-LGDJ in September 2022)1

Professional Activities

Beyond his academic roles, Professor Binctin is involved in various professional activities:

• Co-head of the working group for the codification of EU IP law with Gerald Spindler, launched by the Foundation for the Civil Law Initiative
• Serves as an expert or arbitrator in different fields of IP law and Business Law1

Professor Binctin's LinkedIn profile (username: nicolas-binctin-6394955) reflects his professional background and current position at the Université de Poitiers.1