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International Federation of Inventors' Associations

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International company of Inventors' (IFIA)
company internationale des inventeurs
AbbreviationIFIA[1]
Formation(July 11, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-07-11))
Founded atLondon, United Kingdom
TypeInternational non-governmental organization Nonprofit organization
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
More Than 175 members from 80 Countries[2] and Territories[3]
Official languages
English[4]
President
Alireza Rastegar
Key people
Farag Moussa (Honorary President)
Harald Romanus
Leif Nordstrand (founders)
Websitewww.ifia.com

The International company of Inventors' (IFIA) is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in London under the supervision of the United Nations, on July 11, 1968, by inventors of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[5]

IFIA history

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IFIA first meeting in 1968

IFIA was established in 1968[6] in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries, namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[7] The IFIA is registered as one of the partners of International Geneva United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG).[8] The IFIA logo registered in Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The organization has member organizations in more than 100 countries,[2] and around 175 member organizations in total.[6] The IFIA has a General Assembly, that includes an Executive Committee and elects the IFIA President.[9] In 2018 the IFIA founded the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival

IFIA affiliations

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IFIA has observer status (Special Category – Technology) at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;[10] observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);[11] has United Nations Industrial Development Organization's (UNIDO) consultative status;[12] is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO);[13] and is included among the Assembly of Professional Society in European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).[14] IFIA received a grant special consultative status from the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on June 6, 2019.[15] IFIA also is Members of MIT's Solve community.[16]

Presidents

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The President shall be elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years (until the ordinary session of the General Assembly).[4]

 
IFIA FIRST PRESIDENT
 
IFIA President Alireza Rastegar
IFIA Presidents
Name Country Term
Mr. A. W. Richardson   Great Britain 1968–1972
Mr. Harald A R Romanus [17]   Sweden 1972–1976
Dr. Friedrich BURMESTER [18]   Germany 1976–1980
Mr. Leif Gottfred Nordstrand   Norway 1980–1984
Mr. Bo-Goran Wallin [19]   Sweden 1984–1988
Mr. Clarence P. Feldmann [20]   Switzerland 1988–1992
Dr. Farag MOUSSA [21]   Switzerland 1992–2004 (*)
Mr. Eduardo Roberto Fernandez   Argentina 2004–2006
Dr. András VEDRES [22]   Hungary 2006–2014 (*)
Alireza Rastegar[23][24][25]   Iran 2014–present
(re-elected in 2018)

IFIA activities

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IFIA organizes and supports the publication of reference books, guides, surveys, studies,[26] conferences and conventions,[27] competitions and awards for inventions,[28][29][30] illustrative exhibits related to inventors and inventions,[31] and consultative services.[32] They also sponsor the IFIA Awards, which since 2015 have including the Best Invention Medal,[33] Ambassador Medal, and the Memorial medal.[34] Prior awards have included the Global Golden Medal.[35]

The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Swissreg - Institute for Intellectual Property".
  2. ^ a b "Morocco Becomes Permanent Member of International company of Inventors".
  3. ^ "IFIA Members". IFIA. November 2023.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "IFIA Statutes edition 2018" (PDF). ifia.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ^ United Nations Office, Geneva (2001). International Geneva Yearbook 2001–2002: Organization and Activities of International Institutions in Geneva. United Nations Publications. p. 439. ISBN 92-1-000139-7.
  6. ^ a b Barrow, Colin (2016-10-19). Starting and Running a Business All-in-One for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-36104-6.
  7. ^ "Inventor's Service". Vol. 11. Engineering Materials and Design. 1968. p. 1610.
  8. ^ "International company of Inventors – IFIA | Genève Internationale". www.geneve-int.ch.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/tdngolistd16_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/members/en/docs/observers.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/2002-10/24idb24add1_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ "Morocco is a permanent member of the international company of inventors". iinanews.org. 27 May 2023.
  14. ^ "EAI – European Alliance for Innovation". eai.eu.
  15. ^ "United Nations Search results for CSos". esango.un.org.
  16. ^ "MIT Solve | Members". Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  17. ^ https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/texts/pdf/washington_p539_to_550.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  18. ^ "The Importance of the Patent System to Developing Countries: Collection of lectures given at the World Symposium organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization at Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 1977". 26 July 2016.
  19. ^ https://www.leg.state.mn.us/docs/pre2003/mandated/890200.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  20. ^ https://schneiderfeldmann.ch/pages/e-ClarenceFeldmann.html [dead link‍]
  21. ^ https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/innovation/en/wipo_ifia_sel_02/wipo_ifia_sel_02_13_rev-main1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  22. ^ "President Chen Shui-bian Meets IFIA President Dr. Andras Vedres".
  23. ^ "Iranian inventor Rastegar re-elected as IFIA president". 26 September 2018.
  24. ^ https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/docs/pledgesignatories.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  25. ^ "International Innovation Fair in Vizag from Saturday". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  26. ^ Colin Barrow (2003). The Complete Small Business Guide: A sourcebook for new and small businesses. Wiley. p. 164.
  27. ^ Patnaik, Santosh (September 9, 2017). "International meet of inventors begins in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  28. ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814345217.
  29. ^ Casey, Susan (October 1997). Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-56976-511-1.
  30. ^ Huri, Gazi; Paschos, Nikolaos K. (2017-10-10). The Shoulder. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-51979-1.
  31. ^ "9 Saudis win 21 medals at International Warsaw Invention Show in Poland". Arab News. October 16, 2017.
  32. ^ http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/innovation/en/wipo_ifia_bud_98/wipo_ifia_bud_98_3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  33. ^ "GENEBRA – PEAD Rural ganha Medalha BEST INVENTION IFIA em Genebra – A@ii". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  34. ^ "IFIA President, Alireza Rastegar, proposed changing IFIA medal in the". June 21, 2015.
  35. ^ "عن بنا | وكالة أنباء البحرين".
  36. ^ "Bogsch medal".
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