Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
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The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is the British
professional body
of patent attorney
s. It was founded in 1882 as the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891. The Institute changed its name in June 2006.
Its objective is to promote awareness of, and well-founded confidence in, the UK Intellectual Property profession and to represent the interests of its approximately 3000 members, 1700 of whom are Registered Patent Attorneys, qualified by professional examination.
Another of CIPA's long-established objectives is regulation of the profession. Recently, CIPA and ITMA (the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) set up the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) to undertake jointly the regulation of the Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney professions.
CIPA maintains the Register of Patent Agents under statutory authority on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and reports to the Comptroller-General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
professional body
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
of patent attorney
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
s. It was founded in 1882 as the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891. The Institute changed its name in June 2006.
Its objective is to promote awareness of, and well-founded confidence in, the UK Intellectual Property profession and to represent the interests of its approximately 3000 members, 1700 of whom are Registered Patent Attorneys, qualified by professional examination.
Another of CIPA's long-established objectives is regulation of the profession. Recently, CIPA and ITMA (the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) set up the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) to undertake jointly the regulation of the Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney professions.
CIPA maintains the Register of Patent Agents under statutory authority on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and reports to the Comptroller-General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
| Presidents of CIPA |
| 1. John Henry Johnson John Henry Johnson (patent attorney) John Henry Johnson was one of the first specialist patent agents in the United Kingdom and became the founding President of the Institute of Patent Agents, now the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, on its formation in 1882.The UK firm of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Bromhead Johnson... (1882-1884). |
| 2. John Imray John Imray (patent attorney) John Imray assisted in founding the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents in 1882, and served as President of the Institute from 1884 to 1886, and was therefore the second such President of the Institute.... (1884-1886). |
| 3. William Carpmael (1886-1888). |
| 4. John Clayton Mewburn (1888-1890). |
| 5. Sir William Lloyd Wise (1890-1897). |
| 6. Charles Denton Abel Charles Denton Abel Charles Denton Abel was born in London in 1831, the grandson of August Christian Andreas Abel, who was court miniature painter to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin... (1897-1899). |
| 7. Edward Carpmael (1899-1901). |
| 8. Philip Middleton Justice (1901-1903). |
| 9. George Gatton Melhuish Hardingham (1903-1905). |
| 10. John Corry Fell (1905-1907). |
| 11. William Clark (1907-1909). |
| 12. Oliver Imray (1909-1911). |
| 13. Thomas Alfred Hearson (1911-1913). |
| 14. George Barker (1913-1915). |
| 15. John Ebenezer Bousfield (1915-1917). |
| 16. William John Tennant (1917-1919). |
| 17. Robert Bolton Ransford (1919-1921). |
| 18. Bertram Edward Dunbar Kilburn (1921-1923). |
| 19. Harold Wade (1923-1924). |
| 20. Reginald Haddan (1924-1925). |
| 21. Hubert Alexander Gill (1925-1926) (1939-40). |
| 22. Arthur George Bloxam (1926-1927). |
| 23. John Edward Lloyd Barnes (1927-1928). |
| 24. Reginald William James (1928-1929). |
| 25. Arthur Woosnam (1929-1930). |
| 26. Griffith Brewer (1930-1931). |
| 27. Alfred Stuart Cachemaille (1931-1932). |
| 28. Frederick Gilbert Brettell (1932-1933). |
| 29. Gordon Melville Clark (1933-1934). |
| 30. Alfred Augustus Thornton (1934-1935). |
| 31. George Edward Folkes (1935-1936). |
| 32. Richard John Tugwood (1936-1937). |
| 33. Arthur Carpmael (1937-1938). |
| 34. William Henry Ballantyne (1938-39). |
| 35. Henry Withers Kickweed Jennings (1940-42). |
| 36. Walter Philip Williams (1942-43). |
| 37. Ernest William Moss (1943-44). |
| 38. ... |
Notable members
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See also
- British professional bodies
- Intellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts....
- List of topics related to the United Kingdom
- UK Intellectual Property Office