history

As the demand for intellectual property protection and the necessary infrastructure has changed and grown, FICPI has grown in size and status and has successfully adapted to the changing needs of its membership. (but has remained true to its purpose: to serve the interests of its members and their clients).

Established in 1906 as Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle, of which "FICPI" is the acronym, as an association of intellectual property attorneys in private practice, FICPI can boast today a membership of approximately 5000 and is rapidly growing. The increase in world trade in general and the transition of former state economies to free market economies have stimulated an ever growing interest in FICPI membership in practically all countries of Eastern Europe, including The Russian Federation, and also in certain parts of Asia, including China.

Having started from a relatively narrow European basis, FICPI is today represented in 86 countries around the world.

With continued growth and achievement since 1906, FICPI can look back with pride......

...... and where will we be going in the future? --> FICPI's role in the future