Bristows is delighted to announce that partner Dominic Adair has been elected Second Vice-President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

The appointment places Dom within AIPPI’s international leadership team and recognises his longstanding contribution to the organisation and the wider intellectual property community. Dom will serve for two years as Second Vice-President, with the normal progression being to First Vice-President in years three and four and President in years five and six.  

Dom commented: “I’m truly delighted to have this opportunity to join the AIPPI Bureau and serve alongside a remarkable team of very talented individuals to promote AIPPI’s interests. The international membership of AIPPI is a very special community of distinguished professionals which it’s an honour to represent.” 

Dom is a partner in Bristows’ patent litigation team and has more than 20 years’ experience of complex patent disputes and the coordination of international litigation. He is a UK solicitor, Irish solicitor and UPC representative, and writes regularly about developments in patent law before the UK courts, EPO and UPC. 

AIPPI is the world’s leading non-profit international association dedicated to the development and improvement of laws protecting intellectual property. Founded in 1897 and based in Switzerland, it brings together more than 8,000 members from over 110 countries.  

For more information, please contact:
katherine.farrell@bristows.com | +44 20 7400 8000