Intellectual Property Organizations over the World

General.

• AIPPI - International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property.
• BSA - Business Software Alliance.
• FICPI - Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
  (International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys).
• Formalities Bureau - specialist outsourced service, administering IP rights & formalities around the world.
• GACG - Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group.
• IID - The Institute for International Development.
• IILP - The Institute of International Licensing Practitioners.
• IAHC - Internet International Ad Hoc Committee (Domain Name Policies)
• IFRRO - International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisation.
• IIPA - International Intellectual Property Alliance.
• IIPI - International Intellectual Property Institute.
• INFOPAT - Association for the Study of International & Foreign Patent & Trademark Laws & Practice.
• INTA - The International Trademark Association.
• ISF - International Seed Federation.
• LES Groups - Licensing Executives Society Regional Member Societies.
• LES - Licensing Executives Society.
• LESI - Licensing Executives Society International.
• LIMA - International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association.
• Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law (or here).
• PIUG - Patent Information Users Group (or here).
• WIPLF - World Intellectual Property Law Forum
• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization (or here).
• World Trade Organization with reference to TRIPs (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property).
• Young Inventors International.
• Young Inventors Network - helping kids to develop and market inventions

Africa.

• ARIPO - African Regional Industrial Property Organization.
• OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle.

Asia.

• APAA - Asian Patent Attorneys' Association.
• APIC - Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center.
• APIPA - Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association
  (Intellectual Property Information Service)
• APLI - Asia Pacific Legal Institute.
• IPEG - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: Intellectual Property Rights.

Argentina.

• ASA - Asociación Semilleros Argentinos (Plant Breeders' Association).

Australia.

• The Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia.
• IPRIA - Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia.
• Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.
• Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Austria.

• ÖPAK - Österreichischen Patentanwaltskammer - Austrian Patent Bar Association.

Benelux.

• LES Benelux.

Brazil.

• ABAPI - Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents.

Canada.

• Canadian Innovation Centre.
• Canadian Seed Trade Association.
• CIII - Centre International Invention Innovation / The International Invention and Innovation Centre
• IPIC - Intellectual Property Institute of Canada / l'Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada.
• LES USA and Canada.
• The Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada.

Czech Republic.

• Komora patentovych zastupcu - Chamber of Patent Attorneys of Czech Republic.
• LES Czech Republic.

Denmark.

• KonkurrenceStyrelsen - Danish Competition Council.
• DIP - Dansk Forening for Industriens Patent- og Varemćrkespecialister - Association of Danish Industrial Property Executives.

Estonia.

• The Association of Estonian Patent Attorneys.

Europe.

• AIM - Association des Industries de Marque - European Brands Association.
• Anti Trust Commission of the European Union.
• BEDA - Bureau of European Designers' Associations: Barcelona.
• CTM AI - Community Trade Mark Advisory Initiative.
• ECTA - European Communities Trade Mark Association.
• EPI - Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
  (or here).
• European Seed Association.
• Intellectual Property Law Foundation - copyright, trademarks and patents in Europe.
• MARQUES - Association of European Brand Owners.
• SNB React - European Anti-Counterfeiting Network.

Finland.

• The Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys - Suomen Patenttiasiamiesyhdistys ry.
• Keksinnöillä Uusia Tuotteita Markkinoille - Foundation For Finnish Inventions.

France.

• AACEIPI - L'association des Amis du Centre d'Etudes Internationales pour la Propriété Industrielle.
• CNCPI - Compagnie National des Conseils en Propriété Industrial - French Institute of Industrial Property Attorneys.
• IRPI - Institut de Recherche en Propriété Intellectuelle (or here).
• LES France.

Georgia.

Association of the Georgian Patent Attorneys.

Germany.

• BundesKartellamt - German Anti Trust Office.
• BMBF - Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie.
• Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie.
• BdP - Bundesverband Deutscher Patentanwälte - Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys.
• Deutschland innovativ - Informationsdienst des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft.
• INSTI - Innovationsstimulierung der deutschen Wirtschaft durch Wissenschaftlich-technische Information.
• LES Germany.
• PAK - Patentanwaltskammer - Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
• PAVIS - Service Organization for German Patent Attorneys.
• Max Planck Institute for International patent Copyright and Competition Law.
• Patentanwalt Suche - Patent Attorney Search.
• VPP - Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes: Association of German Patent Engineers.

Haiti.

• HAIPA - The Haitian-American Intellectual Property Association.

Hong Kong.

• APAA - Asian Patent Attorneys Association Hong Kong Group.
• The Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners Limited.

India.

• CIPRA - The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Research and Advocacy.
• CIPROM - The Centre for Intellectual Property Management: dissemination, proficiency creation, policy making advisory services, etc.
• EIPR - Enforcers of Intellectual Property Rights.
• ILA - Indian Licensing Association
• NIPO - National Intellectual Property Organization; Association of Intellectual Property Rights Owners of India.
• TIFAC - Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council: Patent Facilitating Cell.
• TIFAC - Patent Facilitating Centre

Ireland.

• APTMA - Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys - Ireland

Israel.

• The Spinoza Project - Organization for Information on Israel Intelectual Property Law.

Italy.

• AICPI - Association of Italian Corporate Patent Professionals.
• Intellectual Property Centre - Italian Centre of IP Research and Education.
• Autoritŕ Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato - Italian Competition Office.
• LES Italy
• Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietŕ Industriale - Order of Industrial Property Attorneys.

Japan.

• AIPPI - Japanese Group.
• APIC - Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Centre.
• IIP - Institute of Intellectual Property.
• IPCC - Industrial Property Cooperation Centre.
• JASTA - Japan Seed Trade Association.
• JPAA - Japan Patent Attorneys Association (or here).
• JAPIO - Japan Patent Information Organisation.
• JDPA - Japan Design Protection Association.
• JFPC - Japan Foods Patent Centre.
• JIII - Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation.
• JIPA - Japan Intellectual Property Association.
• JTM The Japan Technomart Foundation
• Patent Attorneys Cooperation Association of Japan

Korea.

• KIPRIC - Korea Industrial Property Rights Information Centre.
• KPAA - Korean Patent Attorneys Association.

Malaysia.

• MINDS - Malaysian Invention & Design Society.

México.

• AMPPI - Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual.

Middle East.

• ASIP - Arab Society for Intellectual Property.
• Licensing Executives Society - Arab Countries.

Netherlands.

• Netherlands Institute of Patent Agents - Orde Van Octrooigemachtigden.
• NVZP - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Zaaizaad en Plantgoed
• Plantum - horticultural association.

New Zealand.

• Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.
• Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Philippines.

• Intellectual Property Foundation of the Philippines.

Poland.

• Polska Izba Rzeczników Patenowych - Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
• Polska Akademia Nauk - Polish Academy of Sciences.
• Instytut Badań Systemowych - Systems Research Institute.

Singapore.

• IP Hub - Singapore as IP Management base.

Slovakia.

• Chamber of Patent Agents of the Slovak Republic.

South Africa.

• SAIIPL - The South African Institute of Intellectual Property.

Sweden.

• Association of Patent Attorneys in Swedish Industry.
• SPOF - Svenska Patentombudsföreningen - Association of Swedish Patent Attorneys.

Switzerland.

• VESPA/ACSOEB - Verband der beim Europäischen Patentamt eingetragenen freiberuflichen schweizerischen Patentanwälte / Association of Swiss Patent Attorneys registered before the EPO.
• Verband Schweizerischer Patentanwälte & Association Suisse des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle - Association of Swiss Patent Attorneys.
• LES Switzerland.

United Kingdom.

• ACG - Anti-Counterfeiting Group - fighting fakes.
• ALCS - Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society.
• The British Copyright Council.
• CIPA - Chartered Institute of Patent Agents.
• CLA - Copyright Licensing Agency.
• Inside Careers - Career advice on the Patent Attorney profession
• Institute of Patentees and Inventors.
• ITMA - The Institute of Trade Mark Agents.
• Intellectual Property Forum - researchers in patent law etc.
• IPLA - Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
• LES Britain and Ireland.
• PATMG - Patent and Trade Mark Group (British Institute of Information Scientists).
• IPI - The Institute of Patentees & Inventors.

United States of America.

• ACPC - Association of Corporate Patent Counsel.
• AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association.
• American Bar Association: Intellectual Property Law Section.
• APLF - Association of Patent Law Firms.
• ASCAP - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
• ASTA - American Seed Trade Association.
• Austin Intellectual Property Law Association.
• Authors' Registry - royalty collecting service.
• BNEF - Brand Names Education Foundation: NY.
• BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., songwriters' licensing agency.
• BPLA - Boston Patent Law Association.
• CASRIP - Centre for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property.
• CPLA - Connecticut Patent Law Association
• CCC - Copyright Clearance Centre.
• HIPLA - Houston Intellectual Property Law Organization.
• IIPA - International Intellectual Property Alliance - U.S. copyright-based industries.
• IPLAC - Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.
• Interagency Edison - US government-funded inventions (or here).
• LES USA and Canada.
• NAPP - National Association of Patent Practitioners.
• NCIPLA - National Council of Intellectual Property Associations
• NPA - National Patent Association
• NYIPLA - The New York Intellectual Property Association.
• PTDLA - Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association.
• PTOS - Patent & Trademark Office Society.
• PIPLA - Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association.
• RIPLA - Rochester Intellectual Property Association.
• SPI - Software Patent Institute.
• U.S. Committee for the World Intellectual Property Organization.