{"id":399,"date":"2025-12-11T01:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belgiumpatent.be\/commission-dintegration-des-membres-associes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:07:00","slug":"committee-for-the-integration-of-associated-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belgiumpatent.be\/en\/the-institute\/committee-for-the-integration-of-associated-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee for the Integration of Associated Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;statuts&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;president&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418548891{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;385&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418012319{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774960034728{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>St\u00e9phane Korvers<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418183802{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; 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el_class=&#8221;tag&#8221;]Observer<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;observateur&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418585599{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;357&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774885054535{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771842160622{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Francis Leyder<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774885059670{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;tag&#8221;]Member[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;observateur&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418585599{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;465&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774885068783{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771842189003{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Sara Reekmans<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774885072979{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;tag&#8221;]Member[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;observateur&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765418585599{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;842&#8243; 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For each category of such members, the Committee will also propose to the Council an annual contribution to the Institute. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTemporary\u201d members are typically European nationals who are legally established in their home country as patent attorneys and who come to Belgium to practice their profession here on a temporary or occasional basis.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Projects<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]One of the Committee&#8217;s objectives is to advise the Council on the assessment of the temporary and occasional nature of a registration as a &#8220;temporary&#8221; member. The statutory assessment of this nature lies with the Institute&#8217;s Council. The Committee will also seek to propose criteria to the Council for assessing the &#8220;temporary or occasional&#8221; nature of the services of these members, particularly regarding their duration, frequency, periodicity, and continuity. The Committee will also seek to make proposals to the Council to promote the integration of associate members into the Institute. 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