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==IFIA history==
==IFIA history==
IFIA was established in 1968<ref name=Barrow>https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZRVMDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA34</ref> in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite article |year=1968 |publisher=Engineering Materials and Design |volume=11 |page=1610 |title=Inventor’s Service}}</ref> The IFIA is registered as one of the partners of International Geneva United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG).<ref>http://www.geneve-int.ch/international-federation-inventors-association-ifia-0</ref> The IFIA logo registered in Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The organization has member organizations in more than 100 countries, and around 175 member organizations in total.<ref name=Barrow /> The IFIA has a General Assembly, that includes an Executive Committee and elects the IFIA President.<ref>http://www.qatar-tribune.com/PrintNews.aspx?id=103044</ref> In 2018 the IFIA founded the [[Silicon Valley International Invention Festival]].<ref name=Mor>https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/07/277229/moroccan-excel-international-invention-exhibition/</ref>
IFIA was established in 1968<ref name=Barrow>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZRVMDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 |title = Starting and Running a Business All-in-One for Dummies|isbn = 9781119361046|last1 = Barrow|first1 = Colin|date = 2016-10-19}}</ref> in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref>{{cite article |year=1968 |publisher=Engineering Materials and Design |volume=11 |page=1610 |title=Inventor's Service}}</ref> The IFIA is registered as one of the partners of International Geneva United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG).<ref>http://www.geneve-int.ch/international-federation-inventors-association-ifia-0</ref> The IFIA logo registered in Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The organization has member organizations in more than 100 countries, and around 175 member organizations in total.<ref name=Barrow /> The IFIA has a General Assembly, that includes an Executive Committee and elects the IFIA President.<ref>http://www.qatar-tribune.com/PrintNews.aspx?id=103044</ref> In 2018 the IFIA founded the [[Silicon Valley International Invention Festival]].<ref name=Mor>https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/07/277229/moroccan-excel-international-invention-exhibition/</ref>


==IFIA affiliations==
==IFIA affiliations==
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==IFIA activities==
==IFIA activities==
IFIA is organizes and supports the publication of reference books, guides, surveys, studies,<ref>{{cite book |page=164 |title=The Complete Small Business Guide: A sourcebook for new and small businesses|author=Colin Barrow|publisher=Wiley |year=2003}}</ref> conferences and conventions,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/international-meet-of-inventors-begins-in-visakhapatnam/article19650034.ece</ref> competitions and awards for inventions,<ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=v9QEBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA845</ref><ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=2hvzQ92AETsC&pg=PT8</ref><ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=eng5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PR19</ref> illustrative exhibits related to inventors and inventions,<ref>http://www.arabnews.com/node/1178291/saudi-arabia</ref> and consultative services.<ref>http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/innovation/en/wipo_ifia_bud_98/wipo_ifia_bud_98_3.pdf</ref> They also sponsor the IFIA Awards, which since 2015 have including the Best Invention Medal,[6]<ref>http://www.aaiiworld.org/ifia/genebra-pead-rural-ganha-medalha-best-invention-ifia-em-genebra/</ref> Ambassador Medal, and the Memorial medal.<ref>https://www.ifia.com/medal/changing-ifia-medal/</ref> Prior awards have included the Global Golden Medal.<ref>https://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/714590</ref>
IFIA is organizes and supports the publication of reference books, guides, surveys, studies,<ref>{{cite book |page=164 |title=The Complete Small Business Guide: A sourcebook for new and small businesses|author=Colin Barrow|publisher=Wiley |year=2003}}</ref> conferences and conventions,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/international-meet-of-inventors-begins-in-visakhapatnam/article19650034.ece</ref> competitions and awards for inventions,<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=v9QEBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA845 | title=Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II| isbn=9789814345217| last1=Suryadinata| first1=Leo| year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=2hvzQ92AETsC&pg=PT8 |title = Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World|isbn = 9781569765111|last1 = Casey|first1 = Susan|date = October 1997}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=eng5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PR19 |title = The Shoulder|isbn = 9783319519791|last1 = Huri|first1 = Gazi|last2 = Paschos|first2 = Nikolaos K.|date = 2017-10-10}}</ref> illustrative exhibits related to inventors and inventions,<ref>http://www.arabnews.com/node/1178291/saudi-arabia</ref> and consultative services.<ref>http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/innovation/en/wipo_ifia_bud_98/wipo_ifia_bud_98_3.pdf</ref> They also sponsor the IFIA Awards, which since 2015 have including the Best Invention Medal,[6]<ref>http://www.aaiiworld.org/ifia/genebra-pead-rural-ganha-medalha-best-invention-ifia-em-genebra/</ref> Ambassador Medal, and the Memorial medal.<ref>https://www.ifia.com/medal/changing-ifia-medal/</ref> Prior awards have included the Global Golden Medal.<ref>https://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/714590</ref>


The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, President of Croatia Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, HIPO President Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invention-ifia.ch/Bogsch/Bogsch%20medal.htm|title=Bogsch medal|publisher=}}</ref>
The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, President of Croatia Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, HIPO President Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invention-ifia.ch/Bogsch/Bogsch%20medal.htm|title=Bogsch medal|publisher=}}</ref>

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International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA)
Company typePublic
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom
(July 11, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-07-11))
FoundersHarald Romanus
Leif Nordstrand
Headquarters
Geneva
,
Switzerland
Area served
More Than 100 Countries and Territories[1]
Key people
Alireza Rastegar (President)
Farag Moussa (Honorary President)
Websitewww.ifia.com

The International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in London, on July 11, 1968, by inventor's associations of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[2]

IFIA history

IFIA was established in 1968[3] in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[4] The IFIA is registered as one of the partners of International Geneva United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG).[5] The IFIA logo registered in Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The organization has member organizations in more than 100 countries, and around 175 member organizations in total.[3] The IFIA has a General Assembly, that includes an Executive Committee and elects the IFIA President.[6] In 2018 the IFIA founded the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival.[7]

IFIA affiliations

IFIA has observer status (Special Category - Technology) at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;[8] observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);[9] has United Nations Industrial Development Organization's (UNIDO) consultative status;[10] is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO);[11] and is included among the Assembly of Professional Society in European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).[12]IFIA received a grant special consultative status from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations on June 6, 2019[13]

IFIA statutes

The IFIA is run according to the following mandatory objectives:

  • “Improvement of the status of inventors and promote cooperation between inventors’ associations.”
  • “Collection of information about the state of affairs and practical conditions relating to inventors, inventions and innovation, in order to disseminate them world-wide.”
  • “Regular scrutinizing of national laws and international conventions, in order to reform them in accordance with the continuous changes in the innovation field and with due consideration to the inventors’ rights.”
  • “Permanent improvement of the conditions for successful knowledge and technology transfer within the particular countries and internationally via the Technology Transfer Center, working under the supervision of IFIA.”
  • All other activities in order to encourage and promote invention and innovation, to support inventor's project from the idea development to the invention commercialization, to raise the appreciation of inventors and inventions.”[14]

IFIA activities

IFIA is organizes and supports the publication of reference books, guides, surveys, studies,[15] conferences and conventions,[16] competitions and awards for inventions,[17][18][19] illustrative exhibits related to inventors and inventions,[20] and consultative services.[21] They also sponsor the IFIA Awards, which since 2015 have including the Best Invention Medal,[6][22] Ambassador Medal, and the Memorial medal.[23] Prior awards have included the Global Golden Medal.[24]

The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, President of Croatia Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, HIPO President Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.[25]

IFIA Previous Presidents (from 1968)

The Presidents of IFIA since 1968:[26]

  1. A.W.Richardson, Great Britain, 1968-1971
  2. Harald A.R. Romanus, Sweden, 1971-1974
  3. Freidrich Burmester, Germany, 1974-1977
  4. Leif Nordstrand, Norway, 1977-1982
  5. L.L. Ware, United Kingdom, 1982-1984
  6. Torfin Rosenvinge Johnsen, Norway, 1984-1985
  7. Bo Goran Wallin, Swedish, 1985-1987
  8. Clarence P. Fledmann, Switzerland, 1987-1990
  9. Farag Moussa, Switzerland, 1990-2006 (now lifetime Honorary President)
  10. András Vedres, Hungary, 2006-2010-2014
  11. Alireza Rastegar, 2014-2018-2022

See also

  1. UN NGO
  2. WIPO Observer list
  3. Unctad Observer list
  4. EPO Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO)
  5. EAI Assembly of Professional Societies (EAI)
  6. United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG)
  7. IFIA inventors and inventions award
  8. IFIA memorial medal
  9. IFIA inventions , inventors , new product and technology events
  10. MANTAD INTERNATIONAL
  11. MANTAD
  12. MANTAD 2

References

  1. ^ "IFIA Members". IFIA.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Barrow, Colin (2016-10-19). Starting and Running a Business All-in-One for Dummies. ISBN 9781119361046.
  4. ^ Template:Cite article
  5. ^ http://www.geneve-int.ch/international-federation-inventors-association-ifia-0
  6. ^ http://www.qatar-tribune.com/PrintNews.aspx?id=103044
  7. ^ https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/07/277229/moroccan-excel-international-invention-exhibition/
  8. ^ http://unctad.org/meetings/en/SessionalDocuments/tdngolistd16_en.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/members/en/docs/observers.pdf
  10. ^ https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/2002-10/24idb24add1_0.pdf
  11. ^ http://iinanews.org/page/public/news_details.aspx?id=86363&NL=True#.Wler9K6nHIU
  12. ^ https://eai.eu/#!/about/partners
  13. ^ https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/simpleSearch.do?method=search&searchTypeRedef=simpleSearch&sessionCheck=false&searchType=simpleSearch&organizationNamee=ifia
  14. ^ https://www.ifia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/statutes_of_ifia_2015_.pdf
  15. ^ Colin Barrow (2003). The Complete Small Business Guide: A sourcebook for new and small businesses. Wiley. p. 164.
  16. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/international-meet-of-inventors-begins-in-visakhapatnam/article19650034.ece
  17. ^ Suryadinata, Leo (2012). Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. ISBN 9789814345217.
  18. ^ Casey, Susan (October 1997). Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World. ISBN 9781569765111.
  19. ^ Huri, Gazi; Paschos, Nikolaos K. (2017-10-10). The Shoulder. ISBN 9783319519791.
  20. ^ http://www.arabnews.com/node/1178291/saudi-arabia
  21. ^ http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/innovation/en/wipo_ifia_bud_98/wipo_ifia_bud_98_3.pdf
  22. ^ http://www.aaiiworld.org/ifia/genebra-pead-rural-ganha-medalha-best-invention-ifia-em-genebra/
  23. ^ https://www.ifia.com/medal/changing-ifia-medal/
  24. ^ https://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/714590
  25. ^ "Bogsch medal".
  26. ^ https://www.ifia.com/about/ifia-previous-presidents/
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