International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
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The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys[1][2] (Template:Langx; formerly known as the International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys[3]), is a non-political, international, professional body of intellectual property professionals, i.e., patent attorneys and trademark attorneys, in private practice (as opposed to intellectual property professionals working in the industry). FICPI was established on September 1, 1906, and is based in Basel, Switzerland.[3]
| Presidents of FICPI |
| ... |
| 2000 - 2003: Malcolm Royal, Australian.[4] |
| 2003 - 2006: Francis Ahner, French.[5] |
| 2006 - 2009: R. Danny Huntington, American.[6] |
| 2009 - 2012: Peter Huntsman, Australian.[7] |
| 2012 - 2015: Bastiaan Koster, South African.[8] |
| 2015 - 2018: Douglas N. Deeth, Canadian.[9] |
| 2018 - 2022: Julian Crump, British.[10] |
| 2022 - 2025: Roberto Pistolesi, Italian.[11] |
In October 2025, Elia Sugrañes, a trade mark attorney, was elected president of FICPI.
In 2022, FICPI and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced a Patent Drafting Training Programme to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals, such as patent agents, who wish to strengthen their patent drafting skills.[12][13]
See also
References
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- ^ FICPI, Statutes - Rules - Code of Conduct September 2024, Article 1.
- ^ FICPI Home page, Consulted on 13 November 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Governance | FICPI". ficpi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ^ Internet Archive, 2002 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau.
- ^ Internet Archive, 2005 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau.
- ^ Internet Archive, 2007 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau.
- ^ Internet Archive, 2010 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Advisory Council". FICPI. Retrieved 25 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Advisory Council". FICPI. Retrieved 25 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Bureau and Commission Presidents for 2022-25 term". FICPI. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Bureau and Commission Presidents for 2022-25 term". www.ficpi.org. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WIPO International Patent Drafting Training Program". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The WIPO - FICPI International Patent Drafting Training Programme | FICPI". ficpi.org. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
