1. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 1 The Scientific Work of AIPPI - a concise overview - International Baltic Conference on Intellectual Property Vilnius, Lithuania September 13-14, 2007

2. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 2  Objects of the Association  Topics covered by the Scientific Work  Working methods  Results  Examples

3. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 3 Objects of the Association Article 2 - Objects of the Association 2.1 The Association shall have the following objects: a)to promote the understanding of the necessity at both the national and international level for intellectual property protection in the broadest sense as well as the repression of unfair competition, and to encourage further development of the protection of intellectual property; b) to study and compare existing laws and proposed new laws, to improve them and to promote their harmonization; c) to work for the development, expansion and improvement of internatio- nal conventions and agreements concerning the protection of intellec- tual property.

4. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 4 AIPPI covers: Patents, utility models Trademarks, tradenames, domain names etc. Biotechnology, including plant varieties Designs Unfair competition Copyright Anti-Trust law

5. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 5 Working Methods: WC + SC = Q1-205

6. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 6 Working Programme: NRGs Individual Members Bureau Reporter General (RG) Programme Committee ExCo

7. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 7 Working Committees Working Question from one annual meeting to the next (appr. 12 months cycle); Topics are of general interest for a thorough investigation Delegates from each NRG Working Guidelines  Group reports  Summary Working Committee develops Draft Resolution ExCo adopts Resolution

8. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 8 Special Comittees (1)  Topics as they appear irrespective of regular working schedule  Topics may be either of a long-term nature or of immediate urgency  Bureau selects members from various NRGs depending on the topic and the geographical relevance  Task is to monitor developments and to react when necessary

9. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 9 Special Comittees (2)  Working style depends on the nature of the topic and is very much left to the Special Committee  Includes the representation of AIPPI at international meetings, in particular of GOs  Tools are questionnaires, reports, draft resolutions  ExCo adopts Resolutions

10. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 10 Other forms of dealing with topics  Task Forces  Communities of Interest  Bureau representation

11. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 11 Results of the scientific work  Resolutions adopted by the ExCo  Amicus briefs  Statements and comments by SCs or Bureau  Representation at meetings (NGOs and GOs)  Publications

12. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 12 Examples of Resolutions Patent Law  Q1 (SC Congress Brussels 1954): Rearrangement of the text of the International Convention for the protection of Intellectual Property  Q22 (SC Congress Stockholm 1958): Scope of patents for processes, machines and apparatus  Q 128 (WC Congress Montreal 1995): Patents and protection of the environment  Q 165 (SC Congress Gothenburg 2006): Optional Litigation Protocol to the EPC (EPLA)  Q 193 (WC ExCo Singapore 2007): Divisional, Continuation and Continuation in part applications

13. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 13 Examples of Resolutions Trademark Law  Q85 (SC CoP Milan 1984): Community Trademark (and the Draft Regulations)  Q 135 (WC ExCo Vienna 1997): Protections of terms in foreign languages as marks  Q164 (SC Congress Melbourne 2001): The use of Trademarks and other Signs on the Internet  Q 181 (WC Congress Geneva 2004): Conditions for Registration and Scope of Protection of non-conventional trademarks  Q 195 (WC ExCo Singapore 2007): Limitation of the Trademark Protection

14. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 14 Examples of Resolutions General  Q77 (SC ExCo Rio de Janeiro 1985): Misleading and unfair advertising (Television without frontiers)  Q 106 (SC Congress Tokyo 1992): Arbitration of intellectual property disputes between private parties  Q 169 (WC ExCo Lisbon 2002): Criminal law sanctions with regard to the infringement of Intellectual Property Rights  Q 187 (WC ExCo Berlin 2005): Limitations on exclusive IP Rights by competition law  Q 194 (WC ExCo Singapore 2007): The Impact of Co-Owner- ship of Intellectual Property Rights on their exploitation

15. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 15 Programme Boston Congress September 2008  Q202: The impact of public health issues on exclusive patent rights  Q 203: Damages for trademark infringement through counter- feiting and piracy  Q 204: Liability for Contributory infringement of Intellectual Property Rights  Q 205: Exhaustion of IPRs in cases of recycling or repair of goods

16. (c) 2007 Dr. Jochen Bühling Reporter General of AIPPI 16 Thank you ! www.aippi.org