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AIPPI is a French acronym for the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. It is over 100 years old, dating back to the treaty of Paris. It holds an international congress every other year. The congress is the largest meeting of general intellectual property attorneys in the world. The Boston meeting will be AIPPI's 41st congress and the first one in the United States since 1975. We expect over 2,000 participants from around the world, plus another 1,000 or more accompanying persons. The attendees will include both outside intellectual property counsel and corporate intellectual property counsel from companies such as Microsoft, Rohm & Haas, Yahoo!, General Electric, SAP, and Sun Microsystems.
As a platinum sponsor, Foley Hoag will have a large presence at the congress. Foley Hoag's Phil Swain, the chair of the congress, and Claire Laporte will be speaking during the event. (Foley Hoag partner Don Ware is scheduled to speak at a regional meeting of AIPPI this spring that will focus on pharmaceutical issues). The firm plans to sponsor a reception during the congress.
The AIPPI is a politically neutral international association concerned with all types of intellectual property protection (patents, trademarks, and copyrights), headquartered in Switzerland, with 8,000 members in 100 countries. As the premier global intellectual property association, AIPPI has the respect and ear of all major governments and global organizations, such as the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Since it was founded in 1897, AIPPI has been consulted by decision makers worldwide on current intellectual property issues.
More information is available at the congress Web site aippi.net.