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International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

non-profit international organization

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ6126601 ↗
Source-derived summary

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.

Objective and composition

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 AIPPI Secretary General Sirakova signed a memorandum of understanding with Francis Gurry of the World Intellectual Property Organization. AIPPI currently consists of 23 active Standing Committees which advise AIPPI on policy, regulatory and legal frameworks relating, to trademarks and other IP protection.

AIPPI holds an annual World Congress, usually in September or October, at which members from different countries meet to discuss current issues in intellectual property law. The congress is held in different host cities; the 2026 World Congress is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, from 7 to 10 October 2026.

See also

Intellectual property organization

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

References

Further reading

Gaultier, Geoffrey (1997).

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property” as non-profit international organization. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around International, Association and Protection.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1897, 2019, 2026, 1997—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1897. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with International, Association and Protection providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6126601. VIAF identifies the subject as 142870858. The Library of Congress control number is no2005049189. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1897, 2019, 2026 and 1997.

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This entry incorporates text from “International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.