AIPPI is the leading non-government organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property, including:
- patents
- trade marks
- copyright
- models and designs
- plant varieties
- database rights
- rights in semiconductor topography
- geographical indications
- unfair competition
AIPPI is a non-profit organisation which unites practitioners, academics and owners of intellectual property.
All members of AIPPI are members through their national group.
The UK National Group of AIPPI was formally established in 1925, though its history is longer as an informal association of intellectual property professionals. AIPPI United Kingdom (Company number 00223374) is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital. It is run by a Council of Members. The composition of Council for the year 2025-2026 is as follows:
President
Sara Ashby
Hon. Secretary and Vice-President
Michelle Pratt
Hon. Treasurer
Connor Thorogood
Past Presidents
Trevor Cook
Members of Council
Dominic Adair
Jane Mutimear
Paul Harris
Ashley Roughton
Peter Finnie
John Brunner
Richard Vary
Jan Vleck
Daniel Brook
Calum Smyth
Jonathan Moss KC
Annsley Ward
Mark Ridgway
Toby Bond
Emily O’Neill
Taliah Walklett
Lucie Fortune
Ari Laakonen
Belinda Isaac
Mark Nichols
Ellen Keenan-O’Malley
Georgina Hart
Catherine Howell
Jennifer Bryant
National Group Reporter
Laura Adde