Flip Petillion

Flip Petillion Belgium

Sole Arbitrator Emergency Arbitrator Member of the arbitral tribunal
Belgium Belgian (Belgium) Resident in Belgium English — Fluent French — Fluent Dutch — Fluent

Surname
Petillion
First name
Flip
Current professional position
INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR
Organisation / firm
PETILLION
Country of residence
Belgium
Nationality
Belgian (Belgium)
Languages spoken & proficiency
EnglishFluent FrenchFluent DutchFluent

Arbitrator roles
Sole Arbitrator Emergency Arbitrator Member of the arbitral tribunal
Professional biography
Flip Petillion is a Belgian attorney, independent arbitrator and managing partner with extensive experience in international arbitration, intellectual property and technology disputes. Since 1988, he has acted as chair, sole and co-arbitrator, counsel and expert in numerous domestic and international matters, including ICSID, while holding senior roles in professional bodies, teaching at KU Leuven and publishing and speaking extensively on arbitration, IP and IT in legal practice. He is the author of several books on arbitration, IP and AI.

Arbitrations conducted
100-200
36 years in this role
Expert appointments
Up to 10
36 years in this role
Role in arbitrations
Member of tribunal Presiding arbitrator Sole arbitrator

Legal / dispute expertise
Antitrust / competition law Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Damages & valuation Designs Dispute resolution / arbitration practice European patents Finance & Banking law Licensing & technology transfer National patents SEPs / FRAND SPCs (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Trade secrets & know-how Trademarks Unfair competition Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Agriculture & plant breeding Artificial intelligence / data technologies Biotechnology Chemistry Electricity / power systems Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Renewable energy
Industries
Construction & engineering Energy & utilities Financial services Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Pharmaceuticals & life sciences Technology & IT Telecommunications

Bar admission(s)
BRUSSELS
Governing law experience
Civil law Common law Mixed
Seat of arbitration experience
BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, CALIFORNIA (USA), UK

Education (degrees)
Master of Laws
Relevant training
Graduated from Leuven University (1987) magna cum laude
Postgraduate in International Economic Law from Dubrovnik University (1988)
Postgraduate in Telecommunications Law from Leuven University (1998)
Postgraduate in Telecommunications, Strategy and Regulation from Ghent University (1999)
Negotiation and Mediation Program organized by WIPO, Geneva, by Professor Robert H. Mnookin of Harvard Law School (2008)
Mediation Program organized by CEPANI, Belgium (2006)
Mediation Progtram organized by New Deal Academy, Belgium (2026)
Mediation in Civil and Commercial matters organized by New Deal Academy, Belgium (2026)
Certifications / licenses
Master of Laws
Fellow, CIArb
Memberships / accreditations
Deputy Judge Court of Appeals Brussels (since 2009)
Head of the Belgian Delegation to the CCBE, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe
Member of the General Assembly of the Council of the Flemish Bars
Chair of the ICC Belgium IP & IT Committee
Confidant (Personne de confiance/vertrouwenspersoon) for the Benelux Association for Marks and Models (BMM) and for the Benelux Foundation for the Education of Trademark and Model Agents (BBMM) (since 2023)
Lecturer at the Master of Intellectual Property and ICT Law Program of Leuven University (since 2016)
Lecturer at the Benelux Foundation for the Professional Training of Trademark and Design Attorneys (BBMM) founded by the Benelux Association of Trademark and Design Law (BMM) organizing postgraduate programs for trademark attorneys (since 2012)
Founder and Head of the KU Leuven Mentoring program
Secretary of the KU Leuven International Scholarship Fund
Institutional panels & memberships
AAA / ICDR – American Arbitration Association / International Centre for Dispute Resolution CEPANI – Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ICC – International Chamber of Commerce LCIA – London Court of International Arbitration SIAC – Singapore International Arbitration Centre WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Other OtherCzech Arbitration Court, Forum, IFTA, C-SAR, NOMINET
Publications and/or speaking engagements

Enforcement of IP law in Europe (to be published by OUP in the first quarter of 2027); Editor and author. The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre: Its Relevance and Legal Basis (to be published by Kluwer in IRDI in het last quarter of. 2026); author. Intellectuele eigendommen in beweging - Capita Selecta, LeA Uitgevers Leuven, 2026; Editor and author. L’IA dans les procédures devant les cours et tribunaux arbitraux, Anthemis, 2025; Author. AI in de rechtspraktijk: een balans, LEA Uitgevers Leuven, 2025; Author. Guide to the Alternative Resolution of Intellectual Property Rights Disputes, 2022, FPS Economy, Belgium. French and Dutch editions. Author. EU Marks a Quarter of a Century, Intersentia Cambridge, 2022. Editor and author. AI in court and in arbitration procedures, KU Leuven VRG Alumni Lunchcauserie, 8 May 2025. Speaker. UP and UPC – The Impact on your Business, ICC Belgium, September 16, 2022. Moderator.