The AIPPI members are advised that the membership will be from 1st January to 31st December every year. The Membership is conferred on individual basis and should be renewed every year. Please further note that in case the member does not renew the membership, the membership would be deactivated. However, if the member wishes to re-join on a later date, the member will have to pay the arrears before activation of his/her AIPPI Membership Account.
Membership Fee for Junior Member / Young Member / Corporate Member (In-House Counsel, etc.) (member who is 36 years of age or below): Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fiften Thousand only)
Membership Fee for Regular Member: Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only)
Members to pay membership fee latest by March 30 of each year, failing which the member’s name would be removed from the rolls of the AIPPI membership and additional 100% of the amount of the membership fee would be applicable for reinstatement of the same.
Any Member who wishes to reinstate the membership for attending the Annual AIPPI Congress should make the application along with complete fee payment latest by July 31. If this deadline is not met, consideration of reinstatement would be made only after conclusion of the Congress for that particular year.
Any New Member should make an application for membership at least 1 month in advance of the AIPPI Congress scheduled for that particular year, if the person wants to attend the Congress for that year. Else, the membership application will be processed only after conclusion of the Congress.
If there is any change in the contact/communication details of a member, the member is requested to inform such change to the President and the Treasurer at the earliest.
Manoj G. Menda is an Advocate and Patent & Trade Mark Attorney with more than 39 years of experience in intellectual property law. He currently serves as President of the AIPPI India Group and has been actively associated with AIPPI and other leading intellectual property
organizations for several decades.
His practice spans patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and related IP matters, with extensive experience in advisory, prosecution, enforcement and policy issues. He has contributed to the development of India’s intellectual property framework through participation in consultations and working groups relating to patent, trade mark, design and copyright law reforms. He was also involved in the committee constituted for framing the Bombay High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules.
Within AIPPI, Manoj has contributed to international policy discussions and has served on special committees dealing with WTO and GATT-related issues. He has also represented AIPPI as an Observer at WTO Ministerial Conferences.
Beyond legal practice, Manoj has a longstanding commitment to IP education and capacity building. He has taught and lectured at leading institutions, including National Law Schools, IITs and NIFT, and has presented extensively at national and international forums including AIPPI, WIPO, WTO and industry associations.
He is a member of the Supreme Court of India Bar Association, the Bombay Bar Association, and the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.