Flip Petillion
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| Organization: | Petillion |
| Region: | Europe |
| Country: | Belgium |
Flip Petillion has been handling court litigations and arbitrations for nearly 30 years in the areas of intellectual property, information technology, media & entertainment, Internet, fashion, art, postal services, telecom, energy, construction & real estate, the automotive industry, aviation, and aerospace. He represents the Intellectual Property Constituency in the Non-Contracted Party House of the GNSO Council.[1]
Career History
Since October 2017, Petillion has been the Managing Partner at the law firm Petillion. Since January 2016, he has been a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, focusing on climate change-related disputes. Since May 2006, he has been a chairman and party-appointed arbitrator in IP disputes for WIPO. Since December 2016, he has been a visiting lecturer at Leuven University.
He acts as an arbitrator for the National Arbitration Forum, the International Trademark Association, and Cepani.
From 2008 to 2017, he worked at Crowell & Moring LLP as the Intellectual Property and International Disputes Resolution Partner.[2]
ICANN and Internet Governance Participation
Petillion has been on the GNSO Council since August 2018 as a member of the Intellectual Property Constituency. For over ten years, he has been a member of the ICC IP Commission and has contributed to the last three editions of the ICC IP Road Map.
Education
- University of Leuven, J.D. Magna Cum Laude, 1982 – 1987
- University of Leuven, Postgraduate in Telecommunications Law, 1998
- Dubrovnik University, Postgraduate in International Economic Law, 1988
- University of Ghent, Postgraduate in Telecommunications, Strategy, and Regulation, 1999
Publications
"Filling the NTIA Void." Trademarks and Brands Online. May 2014.[3]