The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

About CIPA
 
 
Business Practice (a joint Committee with ITMA)

A general purpose Committee concerned with how members do their jobs and how their businesses are organised, and thus including professional indemnity and other insurance matters; tax matters; data protection; intangible asset valuation; business aspects of multi-disciplinary partnership.  Also this Committee acts as the liaison point for oversight of the activities of the Intellectual Property Administrators Group.

Matt Dixon (CIPA) (Chairman)
Michael Harrison (CIPA)
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Keith Befesford (CIPA)
Linda Bray (ITMA)
Ian Buchan (ITMA)
Gillian Deas (ITMA)
Ephry Eder (CIPA)
Lesley Evans (CIPA)
Mark Green (CIPA)
Keith Jones (CIPA)
Alice Mastrovito (ITMA)
Maggie Ramage (ITMA)
Duncan Welch (ITMA)

A decision needs to be taken about the future of the Committee and, if appropriate, additional Members need to be appointed.