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APAA holds a Council Meeting every year and a General Assembly
once every three years at various locations within the Asian Region.
The meetings and assemblies are generally very well attended by
members and observers.
Attendance at APAA meetings is strictly regulated by its Statutes
and Regulations.
A General Assembly may be attended by
(1) an individual member;
(2) not more than 3 representatives of an organisation member;
(3) an official guest invited by the President;
(4) an observer, subject to the following:
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(b)
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if the observer
is from outside the Asian Region, he or she must hold professional
qualifications which would entitle him or her to membership
in the Association had the observer been resident in the region;
if the observer resides or works within the Asian Region and
holds professional qualifications which would entitle him
or her to membership in the Association, he or she can only
attend one meeting as an observer; and if the observer resides
within an area represented by a Recognised Group, his or her
sponsorship must be approved by that Recognised Group.
the observer must be sponsored in writing in the prescribed
form by an individual member and is subject to approval by
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A Council Meeting may be attended by
(1) a Council member;
(2) an official guest invited by the President;
(3) an observer who shall be
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(a)
(b)
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an individual
member who is not a Council member;
not more than 3 representatives of an organisation member;
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In particular, please note the following:
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If you are qualified to practise the profession of patent
attorney and
reside in the Asian Region but are not an APAA member,
you can
attend only one APAA meeting as an observer. Thereafter,
you must
become an APAA member in order to attend any APAA meeting.
Please
see Join APAA
for membership information.
If you are qualified to practise the profession of patent
attorney and reside outside the Asian Region, you can
oniy attend APAA meetings as an observer, subject to sponsorship
approval.
If you are not qualified to practise the profession of
patent attorney, you can attend APAA meetings as
(a) an Accompanying Family Person of
an APAA member or as an observer; or
(b) an Accompanying Office Personnel of an APAA member
in the same firm.
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In October 2008, the 55th Council Meeting was held in Singapore on October 18 - 21, 2008. The 56th & 57th Council Meetings will be held in Hong Kong on November 18 – 22, 2009. The brochure and registration form concerning the meeting will be sent to the APAA members and selected observers prior to the meeting. If you are a patent attorney or an attorney-at-law, are not in the mailing list of observers and would like to attend the meeting in Hong Kong, please let us have your name as well as your firm name and address. We shall issue the brochure and registration form to you as soon as there are places available.
Meetings
November 18 - 22, 2009
Hong Kong
October 16 - 19, 2010
Korea, Jeju Island |
15th General Assembly and 56th & 57th Council Meetings
58th Council Meeting |
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