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. 12,500/- (Rupees Twelve Thousand Five Hundred only)
Membership Fee for Regular Member: Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five 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.
Dr. Venkat Reddy
Dr. Venkat Reddy. D, Ph.D in law is the Managing partner of law firm M/s. RVR Associates, IPR Attorneys and Advocates, which is based at Hyderabad, India. The law firm is functioning since January 2004. Dr. Reddy has obtained his doctorate degree in Trademarks Law from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Dr. Reddy is the counsel/advocate of choice for several clients in the field of IPR related matters and other related legal facets. He is associated with pharmaceutical, Liquor industry, Confectionery companies and Information Technology companies in formulating their long term IP strategies that are in consonance with the dynamic legal scenario in India.
Dr. Reddy is instrumental in making the firm M/s. RVR Associates as the leading IPR firm in India with his vast experience as litigation lawyer across the spectrum of courts and quasi judicial authorities in the country. Alongside the growth of the firm, he ensured to build a team of lawyers with specialization in Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Copy Rights and capable of addressing the legal issues in their respective fields.
Dr. Reddy continues to engage himself with academic institutions as a guest lecturer for various organizations and universities Viz, Hyderabad Central University, Osmania University, NALSAR, Institute of company Secretary, ICFAI Law College, JNTU Kakinada, Various Law colleges, Police establishments etc., as he strongly believes in spreading and sharing of knowledge.
Dr. Reddy is the Vice President of AIPPI India Group (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) and Member of International Trademark Association (INTA). He is also the President of ALERT (Acumen Legal Education Research and Training) a Non-Governmental Organization and holds Lifetime membership in various recognized organizations including FTAPCCI and NIHRD. Also a member of Supreme court of India and High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad.