LexGeneris Managing Partner and Founder, Milind Joshi, attended the 2024 AIPPI World Congress, held from 19–22 October 2024 in Hangzhou, China. The Congress brought together more than 2,000 leading Intellectual property practitioners, corporate counsel, judges, academics and policymakers from around the world to discuss emerging legal and commercial developments shaping intellectual property practice.
Hosted for the first time in China in AIPPI’s 127-year history, the Congress was held under the theme “Balanced Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and Innovative Development.” The programme featured nearly 100 panel discussions, workshops and committee meetings, offering delegates an opportunity to exchange perspectives on legal, technological and commercial developments influencing the global intellectual property landscape.Discussions focused on the growing impact of artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other emerging technologies on intellectual property law. Sessions also examined developments in China’s IP framework, the first year of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and evolving approaches to trade mark use in the pharmaceutical sector, reflecting the increasingly international nature of IP protection and enforcement.
The Congress concluded with the adoption of the 2024 AIPPI Hangzhou Resolutions, reaffirming AIPPI’s commitment to promoting the harmonisation and progressive development of intellectual property laws worldwide.Participation in international forums such as the AIPPI World Congress enables LexGeneris to stay informed of legal and policy developments across key jurisdictions, strengthening our ability to provide commercially focused intellectual property advice to clients operating in an increasingly global marketplace.
LexGeneris remains committed to engaging with the global intellectual property community and helping clients protect, manage and commercialise their intellectual property across jurisdictions.
