Christian Loyau

Christian Loyau graduated from the University of Paris in business, corporate and IP law.  After 5 years of practicing in law firms in Denmark and France, Christian joined Digital Equipment Corporation, and Cap Gemini in France.

He served for 12 years as Legal Director for International Affairs for the French telecommunication company Matra Communication and was involved in the IPR group of ETSI from 1993 to 1996.  He then served as General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of the French IT quoted company Bull for 14 years.  Christian is now Director for Legal Affairs and Governance of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).

Dr. Walter C. Copan – Congressional Testimony: The State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership

On February 5th, 2025, Dr. Walter C. Copan testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on the State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership. Copan, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer at the Colorado School of Mines, former Director of the National Institute
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(Transcript) Protecting Intellectual Property for National Security: A Conversation with Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)

This transcript is from a CSIS and LeadershIP event hosted on December 3, 2024. Watch the full video here. John J. Hamre: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. We’re delighted to have you here. My name is John Hamre. I’m the president at CSIS. And this is going to be one
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Generic Drugs, Property Rights, and the Orange Book

By Chris Borges Intellectual property (IP) rights secured through patents facilitate the introduction of dozens of new brand-name drugs and hundreds of generic drugs annually in the United States. However, proposals advanced by the Biden administration have mistakenly singled out patents as the cause of high drug prices, potentially harming the dense networks
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