SAIIPL Council

1. To Foster Understanding and Implementation:

• • Advance effective understanding, use, and implementation of intellectual property law.
  • Contribute to the awareness and development of intellectual property law.

2. Representative Body:

• • Maintain a representative body that includes fellows and associate members involved in intellectual property law in the South Africa.

3. Regulations and Ethics:

• • Frame and establish regulations and rulings for members, promoting high standards of ethics within the profession.

4. Legislative Advocacy:

• • Originate and promote amendments in laws related to intellectual property.
  • Oppose legislation detrimental to the interests and development of intellectual property law.

5. Public Awareness:

• • Disseminate information to the public regarding intellectual property and its protection.

6. Knowledge Exchange:

• • Facilitate the acquisition and interchange of professional knowledge and information among members.

7. Mediation and Arbitration:

• • Facilitate mediators and arbitrators in resolving intellectual property disputes.
  • Provide training in IP dispute resolution, including domain name ADR disputes.

8. Collaboration:

• • Collaborate and establish reciprocal relations with similar institutes or bodies in the South Africa and other countries.

9. Social Interaction:

• • Provide facilities for social interactions among members, fostering a sense of community.

10. Professional Excellence:

• • Promote and maintain a standard of professional excellence in intellectual property law.
  • Advocate for intellectual property law as a specialized area.
  • Provide, support and promote specialist training, examination, and assessment in intellectual property law.
  • Provide training, examination, and assessment in intellectual property law.

11. General Acts for the Benefit:

• • Undertake all acts conducive to the attainment of the above objects.
  • Act in the interests of its members or the profession.

In pursuit of these objectives, the SAIIPL Council strives to be a guiding force, fostering a dynamic and ethical intellectual property legal community in the South Africa.