The objective of AIPPI is to improve and promote intellectual property protection. It pursues this objective by working to improve relevant agreements and laws. For example in 2019 AIPPI Secretary General Sirakova signed a memorandum of understanding with
Francis Gurry of the
World Intellectual Property Organization. AIPPI currently consists of 23 active Standing Committees which advise AIPPI on policy, regulatory and legal frameworks relating, to trademarks and other IP protection. AIPPI holds an annual World Congress, usually in September or October, at which members from different countries meet to discuss current issues in intellectual property law. The congress is held in different host cities; the 2026 World Congress is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, from 7 to 10 October 2026. == See also ==