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AIPPI Annual Congress 2022

August 2022

AIPPI World Congress 2022 is back and will be held on 10 – 13 September in San Francisco.

The attendees will be coming together in person again to take part in the making of AIPPI’s resolutions. Experts from different countries and regions will be sharing and exchanging insights on various areas of IP.

HGF Partners Rachel Fetches, Gary Wilson and Jan Robert Naefe will be attending the Congress.

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