The International Federation of Intellectual Property AttorneysFICPI, Statutes - Rules - Code of Conduct September 2024, Article 1.FICPI Home page, Consulted on 13 November 2025. (; formerly known as the International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys), is a non-political, international, professional body of intellectual property professionals, i.e., patent attorneys and trademark attorneys, in private practice (as opposed to intellectual property professionals working in the industry). FICPI was established on September 1, 1906, and is based in Basel, Switzerland.
Presidents of FICPI ... 2000 - 2003: Malcolm Royal, Australian.Internet Archive, 2002 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau. 2003 - 2006: Francis Ahner, French.Internet Archive, 2005 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau. 2006 - 2009: R. Danny Huntington, American.Internet Archive, 2007 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau. 2009 - 2012: Peter Huntsman, Australian.Internet Archive, 2010 archived page of FICPI web site, FICPI Officers, Bureau. 2012 - 2015: Bastiaan Koster, South African. 2015 - 2018: Douglas N. Deeth, Canadian. 2018 - 2022: Julian Crump, British.2022 - 2025: Roberto Pistolesi, Italian.
In October 2025, Elia Sugrañes, a trade mark attorney, was elected president of FICPI.
In 2022, FICPI and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced a Patent Drafting Training Programme to enhance the knowledge and skills of professionals, such as patent agents, who wish to strengthen their patent drafting skills.
See also Intellectual property organization
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