About APAA

About APAA
The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (“APAA”) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting and enhancing intellectual property protection in the Asian region (including Australia and New Zealand).

Established in December 1969, membership of APAA is open to individuals practising the profession of patent attorneys in the Asian region as well as organisations that comprise such individuals and are constituted in the Asian region.

ExCom/AdCom Members

Executive Committee

President

Hari Subramaniam

Secretary General

Shigeru Inaba

Treasurer

Bienvenido Somera Jr.

President Elect

Kozo Takeuchi

Immediate Past President

Greg Munt

Senior Vice President

Casey Kook-Chan An

Senior Vice President

Linda Wang

Senior Vice President

Joyce Ho

Advisory Committee

David Webber
Rebecca Lo
Jyoti Sagar
Kei Iida
Catherine Eunkyeong Lee
John Glengarry
Mohammed Yawar Irfan Khan
Kar Liang Soh

APAA 2025 Organising Committee