AIPPI is a non-affiliated, non-profit organisation headquartered in Switzerland, having about 8,000 members representing over 110 countries. The members of AIPPI include lawyers, attorneys, and agents working across all fields of intellectual property in corporate and private practice throughout the world, as well as academics, judges, government officials, and other persons interested in intellectual property. AIPPI is organised into 68 National and 2 Regional Groups. In countries where no Group exists, membership can be obtained as an Independent Member. AIPPI has been “Advancing IP since 1897”. It is the oldest global association for the protection of intellectual property and has the respect and ear of governments and global organisations, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization.