International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI, an acronym for "Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle" in French (formerly "International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property" ), is a non-profit international organisation (NGO). Its members are intellectual property (IP) professionals, academics, owners of intellectual property and others interested in the subject. AIPPI was established in 1897.
Description.
The objective of AIPPI is to improve and promote intellectual property protection. It pursues this objective by working to improve relevant agreements and laws. For example in 2019 Sirakova signed a memorandum of understanding with Francis Gurry of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
It studies national laws and proposes measures to achieve international harmonization of these laws on an international basis. Where appropriate, AIPPI intervenes with submissions before major courts and legislative bodies to advocate for strengthened intellectual property protection. AIPPI currently consists of 23 active Standing Committees which advise AIPPI on policy, regulatory and legal frameworks relating, to trademarks and other IP protection.
Leadership.
Renata Righetti Pelosi was elected President in September 2018, when she took over from Hao Ma. The Secretary General of the organisation in 2018 was Olga Sirakova. In September 2018, 1400 delegates met in Mexico for a four day annual conference representing the organisation's 9,000 members.