Japan Intellectual Property Association Explained

The Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization representing "industries and users of the intellectual property (IP) system".^[1] It was established in 1938.^[2] It claims to be the largest private organization in Japan concerned with intellectual property rights,^[3] with more than one thousand members as of 2009.^[1]

See also

• Japanese patent law
• Japan Patent Office

External links

• Japan Intellectual Property Association web site (English)

Notes and References

1. JIPA web site, Introduction. Consulted on May 1, 2009.
2. Katsunosuke Maeda, Introductory Greetings on the Publication of the Founding Edition of the “Journal of JIPA”. On the Founding Issue of the “Journal of JIPA”, Journal of JIPA, Vol.1 No.1 2001, p. 2. The Internet Archive, archived on July 21, 2006.
3. Katsunosuke Maeda, Introductory Greetings on the Publication of the Founding Edition of the “Journal of JIPA”. On the Founding Issue of the “Journal of JIPA”, Journal of JIPA, Vol.1 No.1 2001, p. 3.