International Federation of Inventors' Associations

IFIA first meeting in 1968

IFIA was established in 1968[6] in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[7] The IFIA is registered as one of the partners of International Geneva United Nation Office in Geneva (UNOG).[8] The IFIA logo registered in Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The organization has member organizations in more than 100 countries,[9] and around 175 member organizations in total.[6] The IFIA has a General Assembly, that includes an Executive Committee and elects the IFIA President.[10] In 2018 the IFIA founded the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival.[11]

IFIA has observer status (Special Category – Technology) at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;[12] observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);[13] has United Nations Industrial Development Organization's (UNIDO) consultative status;[14] is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO);[15] and is included among the Assembly of Professional Society in European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).[16] IFIA received a grant special consultative status from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations on June 6, 2019.[17]

The President shall be elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years (until the ordinary session of the General Assembly).[18]

IFIA FIRST PRESIDENT

IFIA PRESIDENT,ALIREZA RASTEGAR

IFIA Presidents
Name	Country	Term
Mr. A. W. Richardson	Great Britain	1968–1972
Mr. Harald A R Romanus [19]	Sweden	1972–1976
Dr. Friedrich BURMESTER [20]	Germany	1976–1980
Mr. Leif Gottfred Nordstrand	Norway	1980–1984
Mr. Bo-Goran Wallin [21]	Sweden	1984–1988
Mr. Clarence P. Feldmann [22]	Switzerland	1988–1992
Dr. Farag MOUSSA [23]	Switzerland	1992–2004 (*)
Mr. Eduardo Roberto Fernandez	Argentina	2004–2006
Dr. András VEDRES [24]	Hungary	2006–2014 (*)
Mr. Alireza Rastegar [25] [26] [27]	Iran	2014–present (re-elected in 2018)

IFIA is organizes and supports the publication of reference books, guides, surveys, studies,[28] conferences and conventions,[29] competitions and awards for inventions,[30][31][32] illustrative exhibits related to inventors and inventions,[33] and consultative services.[34] They also sponsor the IFIA Awards, which since 2015 have including the Best Invention Medal,[35] Ambassador Medal, and the Memorial medal.[36] Prior awards have included the Global Golden Medal.[37]

The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, President of Croatia Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.[38]

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
13. A grant special consultative status from the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

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