Andrée Puttemans

Andrée Puttemans is a Professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB), where she served as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology. She leads the Economic Law Unit within the Centre for Private Law and has been a guest professor at KU Leuven since 2007.

• Teaching: Trademark & Unfair Competition Law, Patent & Design Law, Economic & Intellectual Property Law, Comparative Economic Law
• Research focuses: Intellectual Property Law, Competition Law (especially unfair competition), Consumer Law, Class Action Law

Her research integrates Belgian, European, and international legal frameworks, emphasizing the interplay between competition law and intellectual property. She has authored numerous publications in these domains.

She is actively involved in academic networks, including:

• Benelux Council for Intellectual Property
• Belgian Council for Intellectual Property (industrial property section)
• International League for Competition Law (LIDC)
• Belgian Association for the Study of Competition Law
• Honorary treasurer of the Henri Capitant Association's Belgian group

Her prior legal career at the Brussels Bar (1986-2011) specialized in intellectual property and competition law, bridging academic and practical expertise.