The Association of National Institutes of Intellectual Property Attorneys (ANIPA) is the umbrella organisation for European national or regional institutes representing intellectual property (IP) attorneys.
ANIPA member institutes represent the interests of IP attorneys in a country or region, where those attorneys are recognised by the national Intellectual Property Office or a corresponding authority such as the European Patent Organisation (EPO). Member institutes must require attorneys to be qualified in an appropriate area of IP law.
The governing statutes of ANIPA can be found here.
ANIPA was originally founded in the 1950s as the Committee of National Institutes of Intellectual Property Attorneys (CNIPA), following an initiative from the UK, Netherlands and German national institutes. The Association was relaunched as ANIPA in 2019 to avoid confusion with the newly created China National Intellectual Property Administration, which also adopted the CNIPA acronym.
Membership of ANIPA is by invitation only. A full list of the member institutes of ANIPA can be found here.
ANIPA exists to foster close co-operation between the member Institutes, exchanging opinions and, as far as is possible, agreeing on matters of interest as well as exchanging information regarding IP laws and practice throughout the world.
ANIPA promotes the right for IP attorneys to represent their clients before the current and future IP Courts in Europe and the harmonisation of the regulation of IP professionals in both European and global contexts.
ANIPA is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), making representations to governmental and other bodies on matters of interest to IP attorneys.
ANIPA provided input into the Diplomatic Conference on the amendment of the European Patent Convention which resulted in EPC 2000. ANIPA’s members are well-connected with the EPO, directly and through the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi). ANIPA regularly attends meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
ANIPA member institutes represent the interests of IP attorneys in a country or region, where those attorneys are recognised by the national Intellectual Property Office or a corresponding authority such as the European Patent Organisation (EPO). Member institutes must require attorneys to be qualified in an appropriate area of IP law.
The governing statutes of ANIPA can be found here.
ANIPA was originally founded in the 1950s as the Committee of National Institutes of Intellectual Property Attorneys (CNIPA), following an initiative from the UK, Netherlands and German national institutes. The Association was relaunched as ANIPA in 2019 to avoid confusion with the newly created China National Intellectual Property Administration, which also adopted the CNIPA acronym.
Membership of ANIPA is by invitation only. A full list of the member institutes of ANIPA can be found here.
ANIPA exists to foster close co-operation between the member Institutes, exchanging opinions and, as far as is possible, agreeing on matters of interest as well as exchanging information regarding IP laws and practice throughout the world.
ANIPA promotes the right for IP attorneys to represent their clients before the current and future IP Courts in Europe and the harmonisation of the regulation of IP professionals in both European and global contexts.
ANIPA is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), making representations to governmental and other bodies on matters of interest to IP attorneys.
ANIPA provided input into the Diplomatic Conference on the amendment of the European Patent Convention which resulted in EPC 2000. ANIPA’s members are well-connected with the EPO, directly and through the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi). ANIPA regularly attends meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
