International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property: Difference between revisions
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==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. | 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 | |||
* Executive Committee-the principal decision making body which is composed of around 300 delegates from the different groups of AIPPI | |||
* General Assembly | * Council of Presidents-is composed of AIPPI group presidents and representatives of Independent members | ||
* Executive Committee | * Bureau-is lead by the president of AIPPI together with the vice-president, the secretary general, the reporter general, treasurer general including their deputies and assistants who supervise the activities of the organization. | ||
* Council of Presidents | |||
* Bureau | The organization is also composed of a General Secretariat and Staff with different committees including the Programme Committee, Finance Advisory Committee, Nominating Committee, Communications Committee and Membership Committee. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||