The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property was founded in 1897. Its English name is: International Association For The Protection Of Intellectual Property, abbreviated as: AIPPI (the abbreviation of the French name Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle ). The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland. It was founded in 1897. The association has branches in more than 70 countries and regions around the world, with more than 8,000 members. It holds an international conference every other year. General Assembly and Executive Committee. The Chinese branch of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) was established in 1982. The current president is Tian Lipu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office.
The purpose of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property is to improve and promote the protection of intellectual property internationally, promote research on intellectual property legislation in various countries, and achieve consistency in intellectual property legislation in various countries, so as to facilitate the promotion of intellectual property in the world. effective protection within the scope. The association has branches in more than 70 countries and regions around the world, with more than 8,000 members. It is a non-profit organization headquartered in Switzerland that hosts an international congress and executive committee every other year.
The main institutions of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property are divided into chairman, vice-chairman, executive committee and special committee. The main activities are through holding international exchange conferences, organizing special seminars, funding research on special topics, etc. In June 2004, the International Congress of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property was held in Geneva. More than 2,100 members from national and regional branches and independent members from 80 countries and regions around the world attended this event. Representatives from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the World Trade Organization, the European Patent Office, the European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and other governmental and non-governmental organizations attended the conference.