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IFIA HISTORY
During the first International Inventors Conference held on 11
July 1968 in London, the first effective international cooperation
between the national inventors› associations was fostered and
the International Federation of Inventors› Associations was
formed. The representatives of seven inventor associations
from Denmark, Finland, West Germany, Great Britain, Norway,
Sweden, and Switzerland were present at the conference.
For some years, Mr. Harald, Director of the Swedish Inventions
Office in collaboration with Mr. Leif Nordstrand collected
information and made contacts in other countries and worked
quietly away preparing the ground for the formation of
international inventors bodies.
The first Statutes were drafted on 27 June 1968, circulated prior
to the conference and approved during the General Assembly
meeting.
The first President of the newly established inventors› federation
was elected to be Mr. W.A. Richardson, chairman of the British
Institute of Patentees and Inventors. The vice presidents were
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