International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
Encyclopedia
The International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys or International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, abbreviated FICPI (an acronym for Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle in French
), is a non-political
, international
, professional body
of intellectual property
professionals, i.e. patent attorney
s and trademark attorney
s, 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
.
R. Danny Huntington is the current president of FICPI.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
), is a non-political
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
, 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 intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
professionals, i.e. 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 and trademark attorney
Trademark attorney
A trademark attorney is a person who is qualified to act in matters involving trademark law and practice and provide legal advice on trade mark and design matters....
s, in private practice
Practice of law
In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister,...
, as opposed to intellectual property professionals working in the industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
. FICPI was established on September 1, 1906 and is based
Seat (legal entity)
In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the headquarters of this entity are located...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
| Presidents of FICPI |
| ... |
| 2000 - 2003: Malcolm Royal Malcolm Royal Malcolm Royal was an Australian patent and trade mark attorney and intellectual property law educator.-Education and career :... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... n. |
| 2003 - 2006: Francis Ahner, French France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... . |
| 2006 - 2009: R. Danny Huntington, American United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... . |
R. Danny Huntington is the current president of FICPI.