Bruno J. M. T. G. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie (born 17 August 1968 in

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economist. He is a Full-Time Professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM), Brussels, Belgium, of which he was the Dean from 2011Faculty Directory of the Solvay Business School
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in Brussels.

Education

He graduated in economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1995 and obtained a Master in Econometrics there in 1994. In 1998, he obtained a PhD in economics there.

Career

From September 1996 to September 1997, he was a research fellow at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. From November 2005 to December 2007 he was chief economist at the

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. In October 1999, he became Associate Professor at the

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of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, holding the ''Solvay Chair of Innovation'', where he is now a Full-Time Professor since October 2008. He was also an honorary professor at the School of Business, Management and Economics of the University of Sussex from Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2012.Bio of Bruno VAN POTTELSBERGHE
on the ULB website

Bibliography

* ''The Economics of the European Patent System: IP Policy for Innovation and Competition'',

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, 2007, with Dominique Guellec, *
Lost property: The European patent system and why it doesn't work
', Bruegel Blueprint Series, Volume IX, 29 June 2009,

References

External links

Personal CV on the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management web site

Personal page on the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management web site

''Interview with Bruno van Pottelsberghe''
''Staff Union of the European Patent Office'' (SUEPO), Interview conducted by Cynthia Matuszewski 1968 births Belgian economists Université libre de Bruxelles alumni Living people Bruegel (think tank) people Academic staff of the Université libre de Bruxelles {{Belgium-economist-stub

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