Court Court of First Instance Judge Full Bio Before his appointment as judge, Mr. Granata was an IP-lawyer/mediator and university assistant at the Catholic University of Law (Louvain, Belgium).Besides acting as a judge on a national (Court of Appeal Antwerp/Belgium – IP and Distribution Law Chamber) and international level (UPC and Benelux Court of Justice), Mr. Granata acts as President of the Disciplinary Board of the Institute of Belgian Patent Agents.Mr. Granata was an external legal member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EPO) between 2012 and 2023 and was a member of “EU Commission Expert Group on Licensing and Valuation of Standard Essential Patents” between 2018 and 2020.Mr. Granata is a member of the Conseil Benelux de la Propriété Intellectuelle, a permanent member of the Belgian Federal Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (industrial property section) and sits in the editorial board of an IP journal (IRDI – KLUWER).Mr. Granata is a frequent speaker at legal events and wrote a number of articles in the IP field. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forCourt of Appeal Antwerp (Belgium)Benelux Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Court Court of First Instance Judge Full Bio Before his appointment as judge, Mr. Granata was an IP-lawyer/mediator and university assistant at the Catholic University of Law (Louvain, Belgium).Besides acting as a judge on a national (Court of Appeal Antwerp/Belgium – IP and Distribution Law Chamber) and international level (UPC and Benelux Court of Justice), Mr. Granata acts as President of the Disciplinary Board of the Institute of Belgian Patent Agents.Mr. Granata was an external legal member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EPO) between 2012 and 2023 and was a member of “EU Commission Expert Group on Licensing and Valuation of Standard Essential Patents” between 2018 and 2020.Mr. Granata is a member of the Conseil Benelux de la Propriété Intellectuelle, a permanent member of the Belgian Federal Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (industrial property section) and sits in the editorial board of an IP journal (IRDI – KLUWER).Mr. Granata is a frequent speaker at legal events and wrote a number of articles in the IP field. Name of any other employer of the judge or administration/court the judge is serving forCourt of Appeal Antwerp (Belgium)Benelux Court of Justice (Luxembourg)