Questions Overview

The importance of AIPPI's "Questions"

AIPPI studies legal issues which are of interest for its members. The reports of all National Groups are published on AIPPI International's website, and they are a great source for a quick - and reliable - overview over international issues and how they are resolved on a national basis.

Questions will usually be prepared for discussion during the next Congress or Executive Committee Meeting.

Questions that were debated in Buenos Aires 2009 are
Q194 The Impact of Co-Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights on their Exploitation (Continuation of the work in Singapore 2007)
Q208 Border measures and other Means of Customs Intervention against Infringers
Q209 Selection Inventions - the Inventive Step Requirement, other Patentability Criteria and Scope of Protection
Q210 The Protection of Major Sports Events and associated commercial activities through Trademarks and other IPR

Read the Questionnaires, the Working Guidelines, the National Group Reports (including Switzerland's Reports), the Summary Report and the Resolutions on www.aippi.org (click on Questions/Committees, Working Committees, and then "Show details" under the corresponding Q number). Switzerland's Reports, the Summary Report and the Resolutions are also available under "Current Questions".

Questions to be debated in Paris 2010 are
Q204 Liability for contributory infringement of IPRs - certain aspects of patent infringment (Continuation of the work in Boston 2008)
Q213 The role of the skilled person in the context of the inventive step requirement regarding validity and infringement in patent law
Q214 Protection against the dilution of a trademark
Q215 Protection of trade secrets through IPR and unfair competition law
Q216 Exceptions to copyright protection and the permitted uses of copyright works in the hi-tech and digital sectors

Switzerland's National Group Reports are available under "Current Questions".