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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 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> | ||
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| Type: | Non-Profit |
| Industry: | Intellectual Property |
| Founded: | 1897 |
| Headquarters: | AIPPI General Secretariat Tödistrasse 16 P.O. Box 8027 Zurich |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Website: | www.aippi.org |
| Facebook: | AIPPI |
| Twitter: |  @AIPPI_ORG
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| Key People | |
| Yoon Bae Kim, President John Bochnovic, Vice-President Stephan Freischem, Secretary General | |
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) derived from its French name Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle is an international non-profit organization composed of professionals and entities in private, public and academics engaged in the filed of Intellectual Property (IP). The organizations primary objective is to develop and improve the global intellectual property protection of copyrights, designs, trademarks, trade names, patents and other intellectual property rights. The organization also aims to eradicate illegal and unfair business and trade practices. Since its establishment, AIPPI has adopted 700 Resolutions that were presented to International Governmental Organizations such as World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in particular. Yoon-Bae Kim is the current president of the AIPPI and its' headquarters is located in Zurich, Switzerland.[1]
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.[2]