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2. © 2007 Michael Brunner - Secretary General AIPPI2 HISTORY OF AIPPI 1897 Foundation Leading IP specialists from Austria, Belgium, France and Germany 14 Years after the signature of the Paris Convention 8-9 May 1897: Constitutional meeting in BRUSSELS 3 October 1897: 1st AIPPI Congress in VIENNA.

3. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General3 GOALS OF AIPPI support international conventions and agreements concerning IP protection. promote the understanding of the necessity for intellectual property protection study and compare existing and new laws and promote harmonization

4. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General4 Organisational Structure General Assembly Executive Committee (ExCo) Council of Presidents (CoP) Bureau and General Secretariat Programme Committee, Nominating Committee, FAC Working Committees, Special Committees Bureau Advisory Committees, Task Forces.

5. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General5 General Assembly All Members of the Association Adoption and Amendment of the Statutes Meeting: During a Congress.

6. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General6 Executive Committee (ExCo) Principal Decision making Body: To adopt resolutions/recommendations Election of Bureau and FAC, PC members To decide on recognition/withdrawal of NG/RG. To decide on the release of financial responsibilities

7. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General7 ExCo Members Delegates of National/Regional Groups/Independent Members Members of the Bureau Presidents and Members of Honour Presidents/Representatives of National/Regional Groups Chairmen of PC and FAC.

8. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General8 Council of Presidents (CoP) Powers: Election of Chairman and Members of Nominating Committee To prepare elections. To admit/exclude Independent Members and appoint President and Members of Honour

9. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General9 Bureau / Executives and General Secretariat: President Vice-President Secretary General Reporter General Treasurer General Deputy Secretary General 2 Deputy Reporters General 2/3 Assistants Secretary General 3 Assistants Reporter General General Secretariat, Staff employed by the Association 1 Executive Director, 3 Executive Assistants, 1 Secretary.

10. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General10 Bureau Tasks : Responsible for direction/management To conduct external relations In urgent cases to act in the name of the Association To appoint Special Committees To appoint/employ the staff of the General Secretariat.

11. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General11 Programme Committee Tasks: To present Questions to the Executive Committee. To advise on topical IP matters To suggest Questions for study

12. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General12 Nominating Committee To inform itself of Members of AIPPI having suitable qualifications To prepare for the CoP lists of candidates To refer to the Bureau qualified Members.

13. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General13 Finance Advisory Committee Internal Controllers, Budget approval Financial Planning.

14. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General14 Current Developments Re-working of the Statutes (Q200) Editorial Advisory Committee (Q197) Creation of a new Membership Committee Task force on better use of publications (Q196) Re-design of Website Creation of new Membership database.

15. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General15 Bureau Activities in 2007 (1) Meetings with WIPO, EPO, National Patent Offices in Mexico, Argentina Latin American road show Presidential visits to meetings in Egypt, Israel, Brazil, Russia Secretary General visits to India, Japan & Korea (CN, JP, KR Tri-lateral meeting), Australia (APAA Council meeting) Deputy SG development of Turkish National Group & attendance at FICPI Congress.

16. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General16 Bureau Activities in 2007 (2) Assistant SG visits to New Zealand, Malaysia, Japan, L.A. road show, INTA Mini-Bureau meeting in Egypt in support of WIPO/AIPPI Egypt meeting Communities of Interest Master Calendar development.

17. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General17 Bureau Activities in 2008 February – India - regional meeting April - meeting in Mexico jointly with IPO May - joint sponsorship of meeting with WIPO in Geneva to discuss Treaty on IP Practitioner Privilege September - Boston Congress.

18. Michael Brunner - AIPPI Secretary General18 Thank you

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