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| twitter        = AIPPI_ORG

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| keypeople      = [[Yoon Bae Kim]], President <br> John Bochnovic, Vice-President<br> Stephan Freischem, Secretary General

| keypeople      = [[Yoon Bae Kim]], President <br> [[John Bochnovic]], Vice-President<br> [[Stephan Freischem]], Secretary General

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==History==

==History==

In 1983, the Paris Convention for Intellectual Property Rights was signed. Following this significant event was the establishment of AIPPI on May 8, 1897 in Brussels by scientists and practitioners in the field of Intellectual property. The organization conducted annual congress and reunions, however its activities were interrupted by the World War 1 in 1914. [[Eugen Blum]], a Swiss Patent Attorney restored AIPPI in 1925 in Switzerland.<ref>[https://www.aippi.org/?sel=aims History of AIPPI]</ref>

In 1983, the Paris Convention for Intellectual Property Rights was signed. Following this significant event was the establishment of AIPPI on May 8, 1897 in Brussels by experts in the field of intellectual property. The organization conducted annual congresses and reunions, however its activities were interrupted by the World War 1 in 1914. [[Eugen Blum]], a Swiss Patent Attorney restored AIPPI in 1925 in Switzerland.<ref>[https://www.aippi.org/?sel=aims History of AIPPI]</ref>

==Organizational Structure==

===Organizational Structure===

AIPPI's membership is comprised of corporations and individuals in different professions such as engineers, judges, lawyers, patent lawyers, scientists and patent lawyers who are actively engaged and interested on issues related to intellectual property rights and protection. These members belong to one of the 64 National Groups or the only one Regional Group. Independent members from countries without an existing AIPPI Group are affiliated with the international organization. AIPPI has four primary international bodies which include:<ref>[https://www.aippi.org/?sel=aims The Organization of AIPPI]</ref>

AIPPI's membership is comprised of corporations and individuals in different professions such as engineers, judges, lawyers, patent lawyers, scientists and patent lawyers who are actively engaged and interested on issues related to intellectual property rights and protection. These members belong to one of the 64 National Groups or the only one Regional Group. Independent members from countries without an existing AIPPI Group are affiliated with the international organization. AIPPI has four primary international bodies which include:<ref>[https://www.aippi.org/?sel=aims The Organization of AIPPI]</ref>

* General Assembly- delegated to handle the adoption and modification of statutes where all members has the right to participate

* General Assembly- delegated to handle the adoption and modification of statutes where all members has the right to participate