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26 October 2020

IPH Limited, the leading intellectual property (IP) professional services group in the Asia Pacific region, announced the appointment of the former Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Francis Gurry, as a strategic advisor to the group. 

Mr. Gurry is one of the world’s leading authorities on intellectual property matters, having served as Director General of WIPO from October 2008 to September 2020. WIPO has now become the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. 

“We are pleased to have secured an executive of Francis’ calibre to the group as a strategic advisor,” said Dr Andrew Blattman, CEO, IPH Limited. “Under his leadership, WIPO has been at the forefront of managing the impact of rapid technological change on international patent, trademark, copyright and collective management systems and ensuring that the IP system continues to serve its fundamental purpose of encouraging creativity and innovation. IPH Limited is grateful for the opportunity to be able to draw on Francis’ unparalleled knowledge, insights and experience in global IP matters for the benefit of our clients and our IP professionals across the group”.

Mr Gurry said he was pleased to join IPH as strategic advisor at an exciting time in the group’s continued development.
“IPH is one the major patent filers globally and has been an innovator in the IP sector, including being the first IP services group to list on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014. I look forward to bringing my experience to the group and assisting IPH progress its strategy to be the leading IP services group”.

Sourced from IPH Limited.


WIPO, photo: Emmanuel Berrod
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