FICPI Strategic Plan 2009

At a time when the value of IP worldwide is on the rise, with an associated increase in challenges to the system,
FICPI will move to enhance the organisation’s global position as the voice of the world’s highest quality IP
professionals.

FICPI will actively pursue an expanded base of membership without compromising the current high standards
for entry. Similarly, FICPI will work to improve steadily the working skills of the membership, as well as the
influence of the organisation and its members in relevant fora, both professional and as advocates for its
members’ clients and for the IP system overall.

FICPI will also take steps greatly to enhance its communications worldwide, and will expand the organisation’s
use of and presence on the Internet.

In order to assure success in these undertakings, FICPI will adopt more formalised internal development
methods, including a calendar-driven planning cycle, and will encourage the national Associations and Sections
to do the same.

OALS

EADERSHIP

To take a leading role in advancing and stimulating improvements in both the profession at large and the
members’ professional impact on society.

II.

EMBERSHIP

To increase the percentage of highly qualified attorneys who choose to participate in FICPI.

III.

RANDING

To stimulate globally a greatly enhanced understanding and working impression of the value of FICPI .

IV.

KILLS

To be a primary force in improving the professional capabilities of the membership worldwide.

PERATIONS

To identify and implement more effective operational and administrative measures throughout FICPI.

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EADERSHIP

FICPI will take a leading role in advancing and stimulating improvements in both the profession at large and
the members’ professional impact on society

Representation of the Free Profession

IP Law Development

Promotion of Best Practices

Excellence in Government Relations

Fully Cooperative Alliances with Sister Organisations

EPRESENTATION OF THE

REE

ROFESSION

FICPI's assertion to represent the "free profession" internationally is predicated upon a clear definition of
FICPI's "Aims" as well as upon having a membership which may be seen objectively to be genuinely
"representative".

By the "

free profession

" is meant IP attorneys working in private practice (either as business-owners, sole

practitioners or employed persons) whose primary business is the provision of IP services, especially the
acquisition of registered IP rights, for third parties; as opposed to IP attorneys working for corporate or
governmental entities whose primary business is something other than the provision of IP services to third
parties. Although the latter are "IP professionals", their fiduciary duty to their employers means that they are
unable to stand for the body of IP attorneys whose livelihood derives from the provision of IP services to more
than one client. Many “in-house” IP professionals will also lack experience in private practice. Members of the
"free profession" are, in principle, independent and capable of acting for any client, subject to ethical
considerations, including conflicts of interest

EVELOPMENT OF

ATIONAL

ECTIONS

It is widely recognised by patent offices, international organisations dealing with IP and others that IP
attorneys are essential for the efficient operation of the IP system. Most patent offices will say, at least
anecdotally, that they could not operate if the majority of applicants were represented by themselves. As
such, it may readily be seen that the "free profession" of IP attorneys represents an essential, core element of
the IP system at large, which requires representation at the national and international levels as a true, primary
stakeholder in the IP system. FICPI uniquely provides that representation at the international level. FICPI's
national Sections and Associations also provide representation of the free profession at the national level.

One area of focus will be the development of membership, typically by way of further national Sections. FICPI
cannot purport to represent the profession at the international level without playing its part in developing the
profession around the world. FICPI is under-represented in certain regions. A "hunting list" has been

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established, but efforts are needed in many areas to raise the profile of FICPI. Specific countries will be
identified and meetings/seminars arranged with professionals in those countries to encourage membership.

In some countries (

e.g.

, India) the individual members are ready for the establishment of a national Section.

However, the membership in other countries (

e.g.

, in Russia, southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa) is less

well-developed or established, and more work is needed to establish and subsequently develop national
Sections in such countries. This is evidently a task for the

Contact Commission

. An enhanced presence in

Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia is desirable, as that region develops its IP practice. Additional members in
Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Turkey and Lithuania should be encouraged to provide
strong representation in an expanded EU.

In the meantime, FICPI needs to ensure that it is able effectively to represent its members in those countries
that do not have a delegate on the ExCo. Until national Sections are established, such representation might be
provided at a regional level where appropriate.

Greater contact with such members and potential members will be facilitated by undertaking selected
missions to their countries and regions. This is a matter for the Bureau in cooperation with the Contact
Commission.

OVERNMENT

ELATIONS

FICPI’s representation of the profession is manifested primarily in its relations with governmental and
intergovernmental bodies interested in intellectual property. Article 2(6) of FICPI's Statutes provides that FICPI
should aim "

To establish and maintain trusting and cordial relations with official or private international

organisations existing in the field of Industrial Property or called upon to deal with questions of Industrial
Property

." Relations with national IP offices are predominantly through FICPI's national Sections and

Associations, as well as through individual members, and whilst this is strictly outside the purview of FICPI as
an international organisation, the Bureau will work,

inter alia

through the ExCo, to encourage such relations

and will continue to develop strong ties at the international level to the pre-eminent national IP offices,
namely those in the US and Japan, especially having regard to their role in the Trilateral Cooperation.

At the international level FICPI will continue to develop its strong relationships with WIPO, the WTO, the EPO,
the European Commission and other "

official or private

" international organisations.

A regular calendar for meetings with international and selected national offices (e.g., USPTO, JPO, SIPO) will be
established by the Secretariat.

FICPI will continue to intervene in international proceedings in accordance with Article 2(5) of the Statutes,
including attendance at the regular and

ad hoc

programmes of WIPO. By ‘international’ in this context is

meant proceedings having an impact beyond a single country. It is thought that this is already handled well by
the CET.

FICPI's relations with national and international IP organisations is also enhanced through its Colloquia
(Rome, 2001; Nice, 2003; Amsterdam, 2007; Miami, 2008) which provide an opportunity at a high level for a
constructive dialogue between the profession and such organisations. The Bureau will formally plan on
organising such Colloquia at regular intervals,

e.g

., biennially.

UROPEAN

OMMISSION

Connections with the European Commission have historically been limited to DG Internal Market & Services,
which has primary responsibility for developing IP laws within the EU. However, other DGs have interests in
intellectual property matters (

i.e.

, DG Trade, DG Research and DG Enterprise & Industry) and whilst

relationships have now been established with these other DGs, efforts will be made to strengthen those.

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FICPI's

European Members Commission (EUCOF)

will be reinvigorated to facilitate relations with the European

Commission and other pan-European organisations interested in intellectual property (

e.g.,

the European

Parliament).

A strengthened EUCOF Commission might also provide support to FICPI members in "smaller" European
countries where the profession is weaker (

e.g

., Belgium), especially following the introduction of the London

Agreement. In this sense, the Bureau will consider developing the EUCOF Commission to provide regional
representation of FICPI members within Europe.

WTO

The

TASC Commission

was originally established to build relations with the WTO. However, as the WTO is an

international organisation, there is no longer any need to provide for such relations outside of the Bureau.
Accordingly, the TASC Commission will be disbanded, and responsibility for developing relations with the WTO
will fall to the Bureau, in a similar manner to other international organisations, such as WIPO.

Insofar as the work carried out by the WTO pertains to the development of "

administrative or legislative

reforms and [...] improvements to international treaties and conventions, with the object of facilitating the
exercise by inventors and industrialists of their rights, of increasing their security, and of simplifying procedure
or formalities

However, insofar as the work of the WTO pertains to the profession itself, such as the regulation of
professional services, then this will be followed by another Commission of FICPI established for that purpose (a
new "

Practice Excellence

Commission

" – “

PEC

”). In this regard, it is noted that prior to 2006, FICPI had a DOC

Commission, responsible for "Documentation, Organisation and Communications." Documentation is now
handled within the established Secretariat, and there is a dedicated Communications Commission. However,
there is a need for a Commission to handle "Organisation" and related matters, such as professional standards,
best practices and the conduct of the profession at the international level.

then this will be studied by the CET.

The proposed PEC Commission will also monitor the activities of other free trade organisations such, for
example, as NAFTA.

ISTER

RGANISATIONS

FICPI's position of "Leadership" is also related to the question of its relationships with "sister" organisations
such as AIPPI,

etc

. Accordingly, the question of "Alliances with Sister Organisations" comes under the heading

of "

Leadership

". The strategic development of such alliances is a matter for the Bureau. In this connection,

FICPI will endeavour to support its sister organisations where FICPI considers that it is valuable to do so,
including attending such other organisations' meetings on a regular basis.

Statutes, Article 2(4)

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FICPI has limited resources, but is in a position to influence others and to provide quality commentary. To
ensure consideration of those ideas and enhance their adoption, FICPI will cooperate with other international
IP organisations on a strategic basis and will adopt a leadership stance, for instance in the informal NGO
coordination committee.

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EADERSHIP

BJECTIVES

BJECTIVE

EPRESENTATION OF THE

REE

ROFESSION

NITIATIVE

EVELOPMENT OF

ATIONAL

ECTIONS

(i)

Further national Sections will be established.

(ii)

FICPI will work towards the establishment of a national Section in India.

(iii)

Consideration will be given to the establishment of additional national sections in Eastern Europe (

e.g.,

Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Slovenia), Turkey, Cyprus, Southeast Asia (

e.g.

, the Philippines, Thailand,

Indonesia, Malaysia), Central and South America (

e.g.

, Paraguay, Ecuador) and Africa.

(iv)

Missions will be undertaken to selected countries and regions to promote greater contact with members
and potential members.

Owner: Contact Commission

NITIATIVE

EPRESENTATION OF THE

ROFESSION IN

-E

OUNTRIES AND

EGIONS

(i)

Measures will be implemented to ensure that FICPI is able effectively to represent its members in
countries that do not have a delegate on the ExCo. Such representation could be provided at the regional
level and this possibility will be investigated.

Owner: Contact Commission

NITIATIVE

UPPORT FOR THE

ROFESSION IN

UROPE

(i)

The EUCOF Commission will be strengthened to facilitate support for FICPI members in "smaller"
European countries where the profession is weaker, especially following the introduction of the London
Agreement.

(ii)

Consideration will be given to regional representation of FICPI members within Europe through the EUCOF
Commission.

Owner: EUCOF

BJECTIVE

EVELOPMENT

NITIATIVE

NTERVENING IN

NTERNATIONAL

ROCEEDINGS

(i)

FICPI will continue to intervene in international (as defined) proceedings in accordance with Article 2(5) of
the Statutes, including attendance at the regular and

ad hoc

programmes of WIPO.

(ii)

FICPI will follow the work of WIPO, WTO and other international organisations, including the Trilateral
Cooperation, that pertains to the development of "administrative or legislative reforms and [...]
improvements to international treaties and conventions, etc."

Owner: CET

Administrative or legislative reforms, international treaties and conventions,

etc

., pertaining to IP as an asset,

e.g.

, licensing, patent pools,

etc

., will fall within the remit of CET Group 10.

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BJECTIVE

ROMOTION OF

EST

RACTICES

NITIATIVE

RACTICE

XCELLENCE

OMMISSION

(“PEC”)

(i)

A new PEC Commission will be established to study, develop positions and make recommendations
regarding matters of professional practice such, for example, as professional standards and best practices,
continuing professional development, the profession as a business,

etc

Owner: Bureau

NITIATIVE

AWS

EGULATIONS THAT

FFECT THE

ROFESSION

(i)

The work of WTO, other free trade organisations (

e.g.

, NAFTA) and other official or private international

organisations that pertains to the profession itself will be followed.

Owner: PEC Commission

BJECTIVE

XCELLENCE IN

OVERNMENT

ELATIONS

NITIATIVE

EUCOF

(i)

The EUCOF Commission will be reinvigorated to facilitate relations with the European Commission and
other pan-European organisations interested in intellectual property, e.g., the European Parliament,
INGO, etc.

(ii)

Measures will be taken to strengthen FICPI's relations with other DGs at the European Commission (

i.e.

DG Trade, DG Research and DG Enterprise & Industry).

(iii)

Consideration will be given to creating a Vice President of EUCOF role with particular responsibility for
DG Markt.

Owner: EUCOF

NITIATIVE

ELATIONS WITH

ATIONAL

ATENT

FFICES

(i)

National Sections and Associations will be encouraged to strengthen their relations with their respective
national industrial property offices.

Owner: Bureau

NITIATIVE

ALENDAR OF

FFICIAL

ISITS

(i)

A regular calendar for meetings with international (WIPO, WTO) and selected national industrial property
offices (USPTO, EPO, JPO,

etc

.) will be established by the Secretariat.

Owner: Secretariat

NITIATIVE

OLLOQUIA

/“T

HOUGHT

EADERSHIP

”

(i)

Colloquia on topics of interest to the profession and its members’ clients will be organised at regular
intervals,

e.g.

, biennially.

Owner: Bureau

NITIATIVE

TASC

OMMISSION

(i)

The TASC Commission will be disbanded, and responsibility for following the work of the WTO that
pertains to the development of “

administrative or legislative reforms, etc

.” will be continued by the CET.

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(ii)

The work of the WTO that pertains to the profession itself (

e.g.

, GATS) will be followed by the new PEC

Commission as stated under C.2(i) above.

Owner: Bureau

BJECTIVE

ULLY

OOPERATIVE

LLIANCES

ITH

ISTER

RGANISATIONS

NITIATIVE

EADERSHIP

ITHIN THE

OMMUNITY

(i)

FICPI will cooperate with other international IP organisations on a strategic basis.

(ii)

FICPI will support its sister organisations, where it is beneficial for FICPI to do so, and will be regularly
represented at a high level at such other organisations’ meetings.

(iii)

FICPI will adopt a leadership stance in the informal INGO coordination committee.

Owner: Bureau

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II.

EMBERSHIP

The percentage of highly qualified attorneys who choose to participate in FICPI will increase.

Further Clarified Criteria for and Expectation of Membership

Benchmarking of Standards Among Sections/Associations

Enhanced Support for Applicants from Developing Countries

Enhanced Engagement with Members

Greater Understanding of / Steps to Assure Member Satisfaction

Expanded and Enhanced Referral and Information Network

The development of a strong and geographically widely-based membership is critical to the objective of
asserting FICPI's leadership role in the profession. FICPI cannot justifiably assert such a role if its membership
is not seen to be representative of the free profession around the world.

Membership of FICPI has evolved along national lines. Changes to the profession are breaking down these
boundaries, and the membership criteria may need to reflect this. Particular attention should be paid to multi-
national and multi-disciplinary practices.

EVELOPMENT OF

XISTING

ATIONAL

ECTIONS AND

SSOCIATIONS

FICPI membership in some national Sections and Associations remains static or dormant. A new

Membership

Commission

will be created which will be chaired by a member of the Bureau, possibly the Vice President. The

primary remit of the Membership Commission will be to increase the membership of FICPI generally. The
Membership Commission will comprise the Presidents of the Contact and Admissions Commissions as standing
members as well as delegates. The Secretariat will maintain a list of membership issues for review by the
Membership Commission.

New members will be encouraged with active participation in FICPI functions. At least one member

per

firm

should be a goal for national groups provided the necessary quality of member is maintained. It also has to be

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recognised that FICPI cannot interfere in the operation of its national groups. Support and encouragement for
national activities should be provided. The ExCo country reports should continue to focus on local activities as
well as changes in law and practice.

EMBERSHIP FEES

Article 24.1 of the Statutes provides that the annual subscriptions for the National Associations and Sections
shall comprise a fixed subscription and a subscription proportional to the number of members of the National
Association or Section. Article 24.2(b) provides that the "proportional subscription" may be reduced when an
Association or Section has a certain number of members exceeding first, second and third limits. This
membership fee structure and the actual numbers for the first, second and third limits will be reviewed, with
the aim of providing a greater incentive for members of a national Section or Association to increase their
number to the benefit of all members of the National Section or Association.

RITERIA FOR

EMBERSHIP

From the results of the online poll carried out shortly before the Sydney ExCo (2008), it is noted that the
majority of respondents (which was considered to be generally representative of the membership at large) felt
that the requirements to be a member of FICPI were about right (89.5% of the votes). As such, there does not
seem to be a need to redefine the criteria for membership of FICPI. However, insofar as there is a need to
clarify the criteria for membership, then this is a task for the new

Membership Commission

ATEGORIES OF

EMBERSHIP AND

RADE

ARK

TTORNEYS

More broadly, the potential for new categories of membership, for example related to other forms of IP, will
be studied. The new Membership Commission will also give consideration to the possibility of extending
membership of FICPI to other IP professionals, particularly trade mark attorneys. The Membership
Commission will work with the national Sections and Associations on these questions. However, the Bureau
currently feels that membership of FICPI should not be extended to IP practitioners that do not spend the
majority of their time working on the acquisition of industrial property rights, that is to say the preparation,
filing and prosecution of applications for registration of IP rights.

There does appear to be anecdotal evidence at least that many potential members of FICPI are unaware of
what FICPI stands for or does or of FICPI's requirements for membership. Nevertheless, this would appear to
be an external communication or "

Branding

" matter and is dealt with below.

ENCHMARKING OF

TANDARDS AMONG

ECTIONS AND

SSOCIATIONS

It is observed that the criteria for membership of FICPI may vary somewhat as between the respective national
Sections and Associations. A benchmarking study will be carried out to identify such differences.

UPPORT FOR

PPLICANTS FROM

EVELOPING

OUNTRIES

FICPI  also  needs to be able to respond to requests for assistance from potential members/applicants  in
countries  where the profession is less well  developed  to raise the level of training and education and
professional standards there.

Until national Sections are established, it seems reasonable that such assistance might be provided at a
regional level where appropriate. The

TEC Commission

will propose additional measures for providing training

and education to potential members in countries and regions where the profession is less well developed,
including the remote delivery of education/training programmes,

e.g., via

the Internet.

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NGAGEMENT WITH

EMBERS

It is vitally important that FICPI improves the level of engagement with its existing members. At the
operational level, this is self-evidently a matter principally of internal communication, which is dealt with in
greater detail under "

Operations

" below. However, in addition to providing

Representation

of the profession

(see above), greater attention needs to be paid generally to the delivery of value to the membership. The
proposed new

Membership Commission

will be tasked

inter alia

with the job of drawing up a list of areas and

activities where FICPI does and does not deliver such value to its membership and should develop
methodologies for obtaining feedback from the membership in relation to such areas and activities. Generally,
FICPI will look to increase the quality of its services to members (

e.g.

, the Newsletter) and a study will be made

as to how to increase attendance at FICPI's Open Fora and Symposia.

In addition, the proposed

PEC Commission

will take a lead in matters of continuing professional development,

the internal promotion of standards and the promotion of best practices, working in relation at least to the
former with the

TEC Commission

. (See above under "

Leadership

").

The

Membership Commission

will be charged with reviewing and strengthening FICPI's referral and

information network. It might also be the role of the Membership

Commission to provide general support to

the membership when called upon for such. Questions of professional ethics, especially disputes between
members, should continue to be referred to the

Deontology Commission

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II.

EMBERSHIP

BJECTIVES

BJECTIVE

LARIFIED

RITERIA FOR AND

XPECTATION OF

EMBERSHIP

NITIATIVE

RITERIA FOR AND

ATEGORIES OF

EMBERSHIP

(i)

The criteria for membership of FICPI will be reviewed and, where necessary, clarified.

(ii)

The eligibility of trade mark attorneys for membership of FICPI will be reviewed and recommendations
made.

(iii)

The potential for new categories of membership will be studied.

Owner: Membership Commission

NITIATIVE

ENCHMARKING

ATIONAL

ECTIONS AND

SSOCIATIONS

(i)

A benchmarking study will be carried out to identify differences in the criteria for membership of FICPI as
between different national Sections and Associations.

Owner: Membership Commission

BJECTIVE

EVELOPMENT OF

ATIONAL

ECTIONS AND

SSOCIATIONS

NITIATIVE

EMBERSHIP

EES

(i)

The current membership fee structure provided for by Article 24 of the Statutes will be reviewed and
recommendations made for revising such structure and/or the limits or amounts provided thereunder
with the aim of incentivising members of National Sections and Associations to increase their number.

Owner: Membership Commission

BJECTIVE

SSISTANCE FOR

OTENTIAL

EMBERS

PPLICANTS IN

EVELOPING

OUNTRIES

NITIATIVE

RAINING AND

DUCATION

(i)

Measures for providing training and education to potential members/applicants in countries and regions
where the profession is less well developed, including the remote delivery of education and training
programmes

via

the Internet will be considered. Such assistance might be provided at the regional level

where appropriate.

Owner: TEC Commission

BJECTIVE

NHANCED

NGAGEMENT WITH

EMBERS

NITIATIVE

EWSLETTER

(i)

The content, format, schedule and delivery of the Newsletter and other bulletins will be reviewed and
recommendations for improvement made.

Owner: Communications Commission

NITIATIVE

TTENDANCE AT

PEN

ORA AND

YMPOSIA

(i)

Consideration will be given as to how to increase attendance at FICPI's Open Fora and Symposia.

Owner: Communications Commission, TEC Commission and PEC Commission

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NITIATIVE

ARTICIPATION IN

FICPI

UNCTIONS

(i)

Membership of FICPI will be encouraged by active participation in FICPI functions.

Owner: TEC Commission and PEC Commission

BJECTIVE

NDERSTANDING OF

TEPS TO

SSURE

EMBER

ATISFACTION

NITIATIVE

ELIVERY OF

ALUE TO THE

EMBERSHIP

(i)

A list of areas and activities where FICPI delivers value to its members and where it is perceived to fail to
do so will be drawn up.

(ii)

Methodologies will be developed for obtaining feedback from the membership in relation to such areas
and activities.

Owner: Membership Commission

BJECTIVE

XPANDED AND

NHANCED

EFERRAL

NFORMATION

ETWORK

NITIATIVE

EFERRAL

ETWORK

(i)

Ways in which FICPI's international network of IP attorneys may be expanded and enhanced for the
mutual benefit of its members will be studied, and recommendations will be made.

Owner: Membership Commission

NITIATIVE

NFORMATION

ETWORK

(i)

Consideration will be given to ways in which FICPI's international network of IP attorneys can be leveraged
to provide a better source of detailed, expert advice on matters of national/regional IP law and practice
for the benefit of the membership.

Owner: Communications Commission

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III. B

RANDING

A greatly enhanced understanding and working impression of the value of FICPI globally will be stimulated.

Further Clarify and Internally Promote FICPI Standards of Excellence

Enhanced Global Image

External Communication/Press/Internet

There are two aspects to "

Branding

", namely the promotion of FICPI's Global Image and the Clarification and

Internal Promotion of FICPI's Standards. In relation to the latter, there are two different, but related, kinds of
standards: (i) FICPI's criteria for membership and (ii) the continuing standards of professional excellence that
are applicable to FICPI members, both of which are dealt with above under "Membership". The question of
External Communication is properly a matter of

Operations

, and is dealt with below.

On the Global Image front, FICPI evidently suffers from a branding problem. This is alluded to above, where it
is mentioned that there is at least anecdotal evidence that many IP professionals around the world are simply
unaware of the existence of FICPI or what it stands for. This is a serious deficiency, and FICPI will take steps to
define and promote its brand. This is a matter for the

Communications Commission

FICPI  will  take steps to develop its "corporate identity."    The image of FICPI is dependent upon a common
corporate identity and a clear line of authority.  Templates for letterheads, newsletters, bulletins and other
official FICPI documents and style-guides  for  their use will be established, preferably by external corporate
communications consultants.  A style-guide consistent with this will also be developed for use on the FICPI
website.  The corporate identity will be devised in consultation and with the approval of the

Bureau

and other

senior members of FICPI who are able to enunciate what FICPI stands for and its ‘brand values’.

The

Communications Commission

will be asked to draw up an action plan for promoting the FICPI brand

globally, including, for example, a selective advertising campaign and targeted sponsorship of relevant events.
For instance, FICPI may reinforce its presence by placing material in magazines and journals that enhance the
reputation of FICPI and encourage enrolment. A number of informational advertisements may be desirable.
An advertising budget will need to be established.

In pursuing these initiatives, the special and unusual aspects and rules of the IP profession will be taken into
account, as well as the pluralistic nature of FICPI, particularly the cultural differences between members of
Latin, Asian or Northern origin who form the various national Sections and Associations and their different
approaches to any given action or problem, this diversity being one of the most valuable assets of FICPI. As a
consequence it is inevitable that any specific initiatives for promoting the FICPI brand will originate from within
the Federation with the agreement of the ExCo before being passed to external consultants where
appropriate.

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FICPI will also consider joining with international organisations such as WIPO, the EPO and OHIM in sponsoring
the, now annual,

IP Summit

that is held in Brussels by

Premier Cercle

The clarification and internal promotion of FICPI's standards of professional excellence will be a task for the
new

PEC Commission

that is proposed above. In this connection, all FICPI members might be provided with

background information and marketing materials on FICPI, since many members make presentations to or
meet potential new members during the normal course of business. Some materials are already available, but
are not widely distributed. An information pack might be developed explaining FICPI's membership criteria, its
work and goals. The Internet will doubtless play a significant part in this initiative.

. FICPI will endeavour to communicate

the brand message that it stands for an essential element of the IP system, namely the "free profession", and
is not "just another" organisation with a general interest in IP issues. FICPI will consider engaging the services
of an outside design agency or corporate communications consultant to provide advice in relation to this
important matter. For instance, consideration will be given to engaging a professional marketing/promotion
consultant, and an estimate of the likely costs associated with this will be acquired.

to almost 900.

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III. B

RANDING

BJECTIVES

BJECTIVE

NHANCED

LOBAL

MAGE

NITIATIVE

EFINE

ROMOTE

RAND

(i)

FICPI's corporate identity will be developed.

(ii)

Templates for letterheads, newsletters, bulletins and other official documents and style-guides will be
created.

(iii)

An action plan will be drawn up for promoting the brand globally. This might include advertising in
magazines/journals or sponsorship of events. An advertising budget will be established.

(iv)

Consideration will be given to engaging a professional marketing/promotion consultant.

(v)

Specific marketing/promotional initiatives will be originated from within FICPI with the approval of the
ExCo before being developed or carried out by external consultants (where appropriate).

Owner: Communications Commission

BJECTIVE

NTERNAL

ROMOTION OF

TANDARDS

NITIATIVE

NFORMATION

ACK FOR

EMBERS

(i)

An information pack will be developed explaining FICPI’s membership criteria, its work and goals. The
pack will contain

inter alia

background information and marketing materials on FICPI.

(ii)

All FICPI members will be provided with a copy of the information pack.

(iii)

Relevant information will be posted on FICPI’s website.

Owner: PEC Commission

FICPI Strategic Plan

2009

IV. S

KILLS

FICPI will be a primary force in improving the professional capabilities of the membership worldwide.

Acknowledged Strength in Training/Education

Key Role in Professional Development / Enhancement

Promotion of Advanced Practice Management Methods

Skills

is an area of critical importance to the long-term health and vitality of FICPI as an organisation. The

Criteria for Membership

of FICPI, mentioned above, set FICPI apart from other international non-

governmental organisations interested in IP (

e.g.

, AIPPI). Government proposals, such as the Community

patent and the recent proposal by the French government to merge the two professions of IP attorneys and
barristers into one, raise the question of what is an IP attorney. If the independence and standing of the
profession is to be enhanced or preserved, and if courses are to be properly structured, then it is necessary to
have a clear idea of the appropriate criteria that qualify a person as an IP attorney. A workshop was held at
the Cape Town ExCo (2000) to consider the resolution

At a time when the general value of intellectual property is on the rise, producing great strains on the IP
system, there is a need for FICPI to define and assert high standards of professional

competence - the hallmark of FICPI. FICPI will resist government efforts to lower qualification standards. The
FICPI brand will be developed as a "badge of quality" for IP professionals around the world.

passed by the ExCo in Cannes (1988) and to refine it.

In Seville (2007), the ExCo adopted a resolution urging that in order to maintain the status and profile of the IP
profession, “...

measures should be taken to protect and strengthen an independent, self-regulating, well-

qualified profession of patent attorneys in all countries and regions, including the provision of a legally
protected title for patent attorneys who have acquired the requisite specialist skills and experience, and the
maintenance and publication of an official register of patent attorneys

As an adjunct to this, FICPI will provide the opportunity and resources to enable these criteria to be achieved.
The status of FICPI depends upon the establishment of recognised qualifications and training programmes.

”. FICPI will therefore work to guide

policymakers at the national and supra-national levels to establish appropriate qualification criteria and
professional designations.

Resolution 1 of the Cannes EXCO (1988) urged the authorities of all countries:

(

1) to publish a list of officially recognised qualified practitioners in intellectual property matters,

(2) that such official recognition should be accompanied at least by the right to use a protected
denomination;
(3) that such official recognition should not be obtained without passing an official examination after
periods of:

(a) theoretical training in Intellectual Property Law; and

(b) practical training under the supervision of a qualified practitioner

EXCO/ES07/RES/001 “

Recognising the Unique Skills of the Patent Attorney Profession

”

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The enhancement of training is of paramount importance and requires cooperation with other organisations,
both professional and governmental. Standard of qualification and continuing education may be considered
together with a recognised international designation as the ultimate objective.

It is evident that many patent offices, especially those that are members of the Trilateral Cooperation, are
struggling to cope with the sheer volume of applications that are being made for the grant of IP rights,
especially in the field of patents. At the same time it is evident that many applications of dubious quality or
scope are being filed which is contributing significantly to the problem. The problem is further compounded by
the difficulties faced by the profession and IP offices alike in protecting inventions in new technological areas.
In the interests of the IP system at large, and in the interests of FICPI as an organisation, FICPI will endeavour
to work in partnership with the IP offices to solve such workload problems. In part, this means FICPI addressing
and taking a leadership stance in relation to the quality of the work being done by patent professionals
internationally.

The question of "

Skills

" breaks down into two distinct areas: "

Training & Education

" and "

Continuing

Professional Development

Primary responsibility for Training & Education and Continuing Professional Development should remain with
the

TEC Commission

RAINING

DUCATION

The

SEAD

and

EUROSEAD

courses are of significant value to FICPI's brand and contribute to the development

of the profession around the world, notably in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. FICPI will continue with
these important programmes under the direction of the

TEC Commission

. Further, as mentioned above, it is

suggested that the TEC Commission should develop other course content that can be delivered remotely,

e.g

., via the Internet in order to reach professionals in countries and regions where the profession is less

concentrated. In this context, the possibility of cooperating with other IP organisations, e.g., AIPLA will be
explored.

ONTINUING

ROFESSIONAL

EVELOPMENT

Continuing Professional Development is an area where FICPI does and can continue to deliver value to its
membership. FICPI will continue to run the European

Open Fora

and should develop a regular

Symposium

the Far East and possibly elsewhere.

As appropriate, FICPI will continue to run

Ad Hoc Courses

such as the Masters Course in US Patent Drafting.

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Continuing Professional Development comprises aspects of IP law and practice and also practice management.
As at present, the

CET

will be requested to provide course content and speakers on matters of IP law and

practice, whereas the proposed

PEC Commission

will provide course content on practice management and

other issues related to professional practice.

As discussed in more detail below under "

Operations

," the logistics for substantially all of FICPI's meetings will

be handled by the Secretariat, but for each major event such as a Forum or Symposium, a Programme
Manager will be appointed with overall responsibility for the course content. Generally, the Programme
Manager will be a member of the TEC Commission PEC

In order to maintain relevance of qualifications, FICPI members and/or their trainees require access to
appropriate academic courses leading to academic designations. Contact will be made with academic
institutions presently involved in IP to identify further training opportunities suited to post-
qualification/Continuing Professional Development of IP attorneys. A short list of institutions will be drawn up.

As FICPI has a limited means, additional sources of funding or

sponsorship

for educational and Continuing

Professional Development programmes will be sought. Responsibility for this should lie primarily with the TEC
Commission, which will also advise how the money raised should be spent.

Consideration will be given by the

PEC Commission

to a mentoring programme, whereby senior or retired

FICPI members might volunteer to mentor younger members or their firms under a FICPI umbrella.

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IV. S

KILLS

BJECTIVES

BJECTIVE

AINTAIN

TATUS AND

ROFILE OF THE

ROFESSION

NITIATIVE

UALIFICATION AS AN

TTORNEY

(i)

Previous materials (Cannes resolution, 1988, Cape Town workshop report, 2000) relating to the criteria for
qualification as an IP attorney will be reviewed and a clear definition of the appropriate criteria will be
drawn up.

(ii)

The Kirby Report will be updated with information received from the ExCo delegates for the Sydney ExCo.

(iii)

The updated report will be distributed to international organisations, governments and other interested
parties.

Owner: PEC Commission

NITIATIVE

EFENCE OF THE

ROFESSION

(i)

Instances of government efforts to lower qualification standards for IP attorneys will be collected and
documented.

(ii)

Consideration will be given as to what steps might be taken to introduce appropriate qualification criteria,
a legally-protected title for IP attorneys and an official register of the same in states/regions where none
currently exists.

(iii)

Working with the delegates, consideration will be given to how the profession of IP attorney might be
defended in countries or regions where it is currently under threat (

e.g.,

France).

Owner: PEC Commission

NITIATIVE

ARTNERSHIP WITH

FFICES

(i)

Steps will be taken to ascertain from leading IP offices the reasons for the current backlogs of unexamined
patent applications and why much work product filed with such offices is regarded as being of poor
quality. This might be assisted by conducting interviews with examiners.

(ii)

A report of FICPI’s findings will then be drawn up and recommendations will be made.

(iii)

The final report will be disseminated amongst FICPI members and other interested parties, and FICPI will
look at ways in which the problems identified in the report might be tackled, where appropriate in
partnership with the IP offices.

Owner: CET

BJECTIVE

SSISTANCE FOR

PPLICANTS IN

EVELOPING

OUNTRIES

NITIATIVE

EMOTE

EARNING

(i)

Consideration will be given as to how training programmes, seminars and the like might be delivered to
patent attorneys and their trainees around the world, especially in countries with a developing IP system.
In particular, consideration will be given to the provision of “remote learning” programmes, including the
use of the Internet,

e.g.,

“webinars”.

Owner: TEC Commission

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2009

BJECTIVE

ONTINUING

ROFESSIONAL

EVELOPMENT

NITIATIVE

ASTERS

OURSES IN

(i)

Consideration will be given to the organisation of further

ad hoc

“masters” courses for qualified IP

attorneys.

Owner: TEC Commission

NITIATIVE

ARTNERSHIP WITH

CADEMIC

NSTITUTIONS

(i)

Contact will be made with academic institutions involved in IP to identify further training opportunities
suited to post-qualification/Continuing Professional Development of IP attorneys. A short list of such
institutions will be drawn up.

Owner: TEC Commission

NITIATIVE

FICPI

ENTORING

ROGRAMME

(i)

Consideration will be given to the establishment of a mentoring programme under the FICPI umbrella,
whereby senior or retired members of FICPI would volunteer to mentor younger members or their firms,
especially in relation to practice management issues.

Owner: PEC Commission

BJECTIVE

PONSORSHIP

NITIATIVE

DDITIONAL

OURCES OF

UNDING FOR

DUCATION

(i)

Additional sources of funding or sponsorship for FICPI's educational and Continuing Professional
Development programmes will be sought.

(ii)

Recommendations will be made as to how the money raised should be spent.

Owner: TEC Commission

FICPI Strategic Plan

2009

PERATIONS

More effective operational and administrative measures will be established and promoted throughout FICPI.

Infrastructure/Governance

Formalized Planning Processes

Planning Calendar



10 Year Horizon



5 Year Full Plan



Annual Initiative Update

Formal Procedures for Tracking and Updating Progress

Internal Communications/Internet

Operations

is a subset of FICPI's

Internal Affairs

Governance

is also a subset of Internal Affairs, but is not really part of

Operations

PERATIONS

Operations

involves numerous roles as follows:

DMINISTRATION

Administration

involves the maintenance of Membership Lists as well as the Invoicing and Collection of

membership fees from members. Invoicing and collections are currently matters for the

Treasurer General

whereas the membership lists are maintained by the

Secretariat

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DMISSIONS

Admissions

are handled by the

Admissions Commission

, but enquiries regarding admissions are handled by

the Secretariat.

RCHIVE

The

FICPI Archive

, that is to say FICPI’s collection of documents, will also be maintained by the

Secretariat

. In

this regard, FICPI has a wealth of information collected over the years on many issues.  It is largely accessible
only by personal memory. A centralised archive with search and retrieval capabilities would facilitate the work
of FICPI and, ultimately, would be incorporated into the website.  As a first step, the past resolutions will be
collected and organised, followed by recent ExCo papers.  Allowance may be made in the budget for data entry
assistance.  Information on national or regional law changes or IP cases that is provided by the delegates in the
ExCo country reports will also be made available on the website in a more accessible manner.

OMMUNICATIONS

Communications

(as an operation) involves both

External Communications

and

Internal Communications

The Federation's

External Communications

currently principally involve relations with the Press and also the

Website, in addition to matters of advertising and sponsorship which are dealt with under "

Branding

" above.

Press Relations

should be handled by the

Communications Commission

EBSITE

The

Website

is of critical importance to FICPI's operations and communications, both internally and externally,

and involves inputs, not only from

External Communications

, but also from

Internal Communications

. The

Website should therefore be seen as a resource that is shared by numerous different functions within the
Federation. Steps will be taken to expedite completion of the new website. It is important that the website
should comprise electronic business functionality, including the facility for accepting credit card payments for
membership fees, event registration fees, etc.

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2009

NTERNAL

RESS

UNCTION

As discussed in more detail below, responsibility for the "mechanics" ("Internal Press") of producing all of
FICPI's publications (internal and external) will be taken into the Secretariat, thereby freeing up the
Communications Commission to deal with Exhibitors and Sponsorship, the Federation's Global Image, content
for the Newsletters and other publications that may be initiated (

e.g., ad hoc

"alerts") or re-initiated (

e.g.

EXCO News) and relations with the press.

Internal Communications

are closely related to the objective of enhancing

Engagement with Members

discussed above under Membership:

The principal

Internal Communications

tools are currently the Newsletter, the website, and the Annuaire. As

noted above, responsibility for publishing the Newsletter and the Annuaire, as well as possible additional
publications in the future, will be handled by the "Internal Press" function of the

Secretariat

The

Communications Commission

will be charged with responsibility for sourcing content for the Newsletter

and website as well as the possible

ad hoc

"alerts" and the like, and the usual source of such content would be

the

CET

as well as

national Sections

and

member Associations

The online provision of the

Archive

will be the responsibility of the

Secretariat

, as will maintenance of the

online

Membership List

, as well as other online, essentially administrative material, such as information on

upcoming events and registration details. The

TEC Commission

will provide online course content for remote

learning, as mentioned above.

ENERAL

LANNING

General Planning

will be the responsibility of the Bureau.

OGISTICS

Logistics

will continue to be handled by the

Secretariat

, such logistics including the organisation of events and

the provision of other office services.

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TRATEGIC

LAN

Responsibility for

Monitoring Implementation of the Strategic Plan

as well as periodic

Reviewing and

Refreshing of the Strategic Plan

lies with the

Bureau

In view of the fact that the Strategic Plan has a horizon which stretches beyond a single Presidential term, it is
suggested that primary responsibility for "ownership" of the Strategic Plan will lie with the Vice President. One
possibility that will be considered by the Bureau and ExCo is the election of the next President and Vice
President one year before they take office,

i.e.

, one year before the next Congress. A review of the Strategic

Plan might also be carried out one year in advance of each new President taking office, so that such review and
the election of the next President and Vice President are synchronised.

ECRETARIAT

A permanent Secretariat was established in 2006, but currently this comprises only one employee, namely the

Executive Secretary

. As seen from the organisational chart below, and as mentioned above, the Secretariat

has responsibility for maintenance of FICPI's documentary archive, fielding general enquiries, (it is proposed)
publishing FICPI's internal and external materials, logistics, handling membership enquiries and maintaining
the membership lists. The Secretariat is controlled by the Secretary General, who is assisted by the Assistant
Secretary General, and also receives support from the Webmaster. Other administrative duties (

e.g.

, invoicing

and collections) are currently handled by the Treasurer General, but could easily be handled by the Secretariat.

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2009

EIMBURSEMENTS FOR

ECRETARIAL

SSISTANCE

The Bureau does not believe that a centralised Secretariat should be created, and FICPI's assistance should
continue in the main to be localised in the offices of its principal officers. However, the administrative burden
falling on such principal officers has increased to the extent that the current reimbursements allowed are
largely "token" and in no way cover the actual costs incurred by the officers’ firms. This is particularly true in
the case of the Treasurer General, whose assistant spends at least 50% of her time on FICPI matters, whilst the
current reimbursement for the Treasurer General's office is currently SFR 4500. The FAB will be asked to study
this matter and to make recommendations for approval by the EXCO.

EBMASTER

It is observed that there is currently some confusion surrounding the scope of the duties of the

Webmaster

and, given the crucial role to be played by the website now and in the future, this relationship will be clarified
and formalised.

SSISTANT

ECRETARY

In addition, it is evident from the work records of the current Executive Secretary that the Secretariat currently
has too much work to be handled by a single person. The Secretariat will therefore be reinforced by the
addition of a further, at least part-time, permanent employee as an

Assistant Secretary

, who will work under

the direction of the Secretary General, preferably in the Secretary General's office. The Assistant Secretary
might be tasked with handling, for instance, maintenance of the membership lists, fielding membership
enquiries and the "Internal Press" function described above and would facilitate communication between the
Secretary General and the Executive Secretary. This would enable the Executive Secretary to devote more
time to tasks requiring a more detailed knowledge of and experience with FICPI.

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2009

PERATIONS

BJECTIVES

BJECTIVE

XPLOITATION OF

REVIOUS

ORK

NITIATIVE

RCHIVE

(i)

A centralised archive with search and retrieval capabilities will be created.

(ii)

The centralised archive will be incorporated into the website.

(iii)

Past resolutions and ExCo papers will be collected and organised.

(iv)

An allowance will be made in the budget for assistance with data entry.

Owner: Secretariat

BJECTIVE

MPROVE

UBLICATIONS

NITIATIVE

NTERNAL

RESS

UNCTION

(i)

Responsibility for the "mechanics" of producing all of FICPI's publications will be taken into the Secretariat.

Owner: Secretariat

BJECTIVE

AINTENANCE OF

TRATEGIC

LAN

NITIATIVE

OLE OF THE

ICE

RESIDENT

(i)

The possibility of electing the President and Vice President one year before taking office will be reviewed
and recommendations made to the ExCo.

(ii)

The Vice President will be assigned primary responsibility for the maintenance of the Strategic Plan.

Owner: Bureau

BJECTIVE

MPROVEMENTS TO

ECRETARIAT

NITIATIVE

EBMASTER

(i)

The relationship between FICPI and the Webmaster will be clarified and formalised.

Owner: Bureau

NITIATIVE

SSISTANT

ECRETARY

(i)

An Assistant Secretary will be hired to provide additional support for the Secretariat and will work in the
office of the Secretary General.

Owner: Bureau

BJECTIVE

FFICERS

’

LLOWANCE FOR

ECRETARIAL

SSISTANCE

NITIATIVE

EVIEW

EIMBURSEMENT

IST

(i)

The reimbursement list comprising the agreed allowances for FICPI officers in respect of secretarial
assistance will be reviewed and recommendations made to bring such allowances more into line with the
actual costs incurred by the officers’ firms.

Owner: FAB

FICPI Strategic Plan

2009

Index

10 Year Horizon · 26
5 Year Full Plan · 26

Academic Courses · 23
Academic Institutions · 23

Ad Hoc Courses

· 23

Administration · 26
Admissions · 27
Admissions Commission · 27
Advertising Campaign · 18
Africa · 7, 10
AIPPI · 21
Alliances With Sister Organisations · 9
Annuaire · 28
Archive · 28, 30
Assistant Secretary · 30
Assistant Secretary General · 30

Backlogs · 24
Badge Of Quality · 21
Belgium · 8
Benchmarking Of Standards Among Sections And

Associations · 14

Best Practices · 11
Branding · 5, 18
Branding: Objectives · 20
Bureau · 8, 11, 12, 28, 29, 32

Calendar For Meetings With International And Selected

National Offices · 7

Central And South America · 10
CET · 11, 23, 24, 28
Clarification And Internal Promotion Of Ficpi's Standards

· 18

Colloquia · 7
Communications · 27
Communications Commission · 8, 17, 18, 20, 28
Community Patent · 21
Contact Commission · 7, 10
Continuing Professional Development · 11, 15, 22, 23, 25
Corporate Identity · 18, 20
Credit Card Payments · 27
Criteria For Membership · 14, 21
Cyprus · 7, 10

Czech Republic · 7

Deontology Commission · 15
Development of Existing National Sections and

Associations · 13

Development of National Sections · 6
DG Enterprise & Industry · 8, 11
DG Internal Market & Services · 8
DG Markt · 11
DG Research · 8, 11
DG Trade · 8, 11
DOC Commission · 8

Eastern Europe · 10, 22
Ecuador · 10
Electronic Business Functionality · 27
Engagement with Members · 15, 28
EPO · 7, 12, 19
EUCOF · 10, 11
European Commission · 7, 8, 11
European Members Commission (EUCOF) · 8
European Parliament · 8, 11
EUROSEAD · 22
ExCo Country Reports · 14
EXCO News · 28
ExCo papers · 32
Executive Secretary · 30
Exhibitors · 28
Expert Advice · 17
External Communications · 27

FAB · 30, 33
Far East · 23
Feedback From The Membership · 17
FICPI Archive · 27
FICPI Vision 2008-19 · 5
FICPI's Criteria For Membership · 18
France · 24
Free Profession · 6
French Government · 21

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2009

GATS · 12
General Enquiries · 30
General Planning · 28
Global Image · 18, 28
Goals · 5
Governance · 26
Government Relations · 7

Hungary · 7
Hunting List · 6

India · 10
Individual Members · 7
Indonesia · 7, 10
Information Pack · 19
INGO · 11
INGO Coordination Committee · 9, 12
Initiative 1: Additional Sources of Funding for Education

· 25

Initiative 1: Archive · 32
Initiative 1: Criteria for and Categories of Membership ·

Initiative 1: Define & Promote Brand · 20
Initiative 1: Delivery of Value to the Membership · 17
Initiative 1: Development of National Sections · 10
Initiative 1: EUCOF · 11
Initiative 1: Information Pack for Members · 20
Initiative 1: Internal Press Function · 32
Initiative 1: Intervening in International Proceedings · 10
Initiative 1: Leadership Within the IP Community · 12
Initiative 1: Masters Courses in IP · 25
Initiative 1: Membership Fees · 16
Initiative 1: PEC Commission · 11
Initiative 1: Qualification as an IP Attorney · 24
Initiative 1: Referral Network · 17
Initiative 1: Remote Learning · 24
Initiative 1: Review Reimbursement List · 33
Initiative 1: Role of the Vice President · 32
Initiative 1: Training and Education · 16
Initiative 1: Webmaster · 32
Initiative 2: Assistant Secretary · 32
Initiative 2: Benchmarking Of National Sections and

Associations · 16

Initiative 2: Defence of the Profession · 24
Initiative 2: Information Network · 17

Initiative 2: Laws & Regulations that Affect the

Profession · 11

Initiative 2: Partnership with Academic Institutions · 25
Initiative 2: Relations with National Patent Offices · 11
Initiative 2: Representation of the Profession in Non-

ExCo Countries and Regions · 10

Initiative 3: Calendar of Official Visits · 12
Initiative 3: FICPI Mentoring Programme · 25
Initiative 3: Participation in FICPI Functions · 17
Initiative 3: Partnership with IP Offices · 24
Initiative 3: Support for the Profession in Europe · 10
Initiative 4: Colloquia/“Thought Leadership” · 12
Initiative 5: TASC Commission · 12
Internal Affairs · 26
Internal Communications · 27, 28
Internal Press · 28, 30
Internal Promotion Of Standards · 15
Internet · 14, 16, 19, 22, 24
Intervene In International Proceedings · 7
Invoicing and Collection · 26

IP Summit

· 19

JPO · 12

Kirby Report · 24

Leadership · 5, 6, 9
Leadership: Objectives · 10
Legally-Protected Title · 24
Letterheads · 18

List Of Officially Recognised Qualified Practitioners In

Intellectual Property Matters

· 21

Lithuania · 7, 10
Logistics · 23, 29, 30
London Agreement · 8, 10

Malaysia · 7
Masters Course in US Patent Drafting · 23
Member Associations · 28
Membership · 5, 13
Membership Commission · 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Membership Enquiries · 30
Membership fees · 14

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2009

Membership List · 26, 28
Membership: Objectives · 16
Missions · 7
Monitoring Implementation of the Strategic Plan · 29

NAFTA · 9, 11
National Industrial Property Offices · 11
National Sections · 28
National Sections And Associations · 7
New Categories Of Membership · 14
Newsletter · 15, 16, 28

Objective A: Clarified Criteria for and Expectation of

Membership · 16

Objective A: Enhanced Global Image · 20
Objective A: Exploitation of Previous Work · 32
Objective A: Maintain Status and Profile of the IP

Profession · 24

Objective A: Representation of the Free Profession · 10
Objective B: Assistance for Applicants in Developing

Countries · 24

Objective B: Development of National Sections and

Associations · 16

Objective B: Improve Publications · 32
Objective B: Internal Promotion of Standards · 20
Objective B: IP Law Development · 10
Objective C: Assistance for Potential

Members/Applicants in Developing Countries · 16

Objective C: Continuing Professional Development · 25
Objective C: Maintenance of Strategic Plan · 32
Objective C: Promotion of Best Practices · 11
Objective D: Enhanced Engagement with Members · 16
Objective D: Excellence in Government Relations · 11
Objective D: Improvements to Secretariat · 32
Objective D: Sponsorship · 25
Objective E: Fully Cooperative Alliances With Sister

Organisations · 12

Objective E: Officers’ Allowance for Secretarial

Assistance · 33

Objective E: Understanding of/Steps to Assure Member

Satisfaction · 17

Objective F: Expanded and Enhanced Referral &

Information Network · 17

Official Register · 24

Official Register Of Patent Attorneys

· 21

OHIM · 19
Open Fora · 15, 23
Operations · 5, 26
Operations: Objectives · 32

Organisation · 8

Paraguay · 10
Past resolutions · 32

PEC Commission

· 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24

Philippines · 10
Poland · 7, 10
poor quality · 24

Premier Cercle

· 19

Press Relations

· 27

private practice · 6
professional privilege · 11
professional standards · 11
Programme Manager · 23
promotion of best practices · 15

protected denomination

· 21

protected title

· 21

qualification standards · 21

Referral And Information Network · 15
Regional Representation · 8, 10
Reimbursements For Secretarial Assistance · 30
Relations With National Ip Offices · 7
Remote Learning · 28
Representation Of The Free Profession · 6
Resolution 1 of the Cannes EXCO (1988) · 21
Reviewing and Refreshing of the Strategic Plan · 29
Russia · 7, 10

SEAD · 22
Secretariat · 7, 8, 12, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32
Secretary General · 30, 32
Skills · 5, 21
Skills: Objectives · 24
Slovenia · 7, 10
South America · 7
Southeast Asia · 7, 10, 22
Sponsorship · 23, 25, 28
standards of professional excellence · 18
Strategic Plan · 29
Style-Guides · 18, 20
Support for Applicants from Developing Countries · 14

FICPI Strategic Plan

2009

Symposia · 15, 23

Targeted Sponsorship · 18
TASC Commission · 8
TEC Commission · 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 25, 28
Templates · 20
Thailand · 7, 10
The Profession As A Business · 11
Trade Mark Attorneys · 14
Training & Education · 22
Treasurer General · 27, 30
Trilateral Cooperation · 7, 22
Turkey · 7, 10

USPTO · 12

Vice President · 29
Vice President of EUCOF · 11

Webinars · 24
Webmaster · 30
Website · 27
WIPO · 7, 10, 11, 19
WTO · 7, 8, 11, 12