Recognised Group
Currently, there are 21 Recognised Groups, namely, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Please mouse over the map below to find the territories.
APAA members comprise individual members practising the profession of patent attorney in the Asian Region as well as organisations which are constituted in the Region and are operated by one or more of such individuals. The members within a territory in the Region can form a Recognised Group with the approval of the Council. To form such a group, there must be at least seven individual members representing at least four separate organisation members. Each Recognised Group must comply with the Statutes and Regulations of APAA and must appoint a Group President and Vice-President as well as APAA Councillors.
Established: April 1974
Number of Members: 116
Recognised Group Leaders

Simone Shu-Yen LEE

Andrew MORTON

David WEBBER

Andrew MORTON

David WEBBER

Fraser SMITH

Greg MUNT

Nikhil RAMCHAND
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Simone Shu-Yen LEE, President, Tel: 03 9620 9660, Fax: , E-mail: simone.lee@griffithhack.com.au
Established: November 1995
Number of Members: 21
Recognised Group Leaders

M.A. Kashem Bhuiyan

M.A. Kashem Bhuiyan

NUR MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
M.A. Kashem Bhuiyan, President, Tel: +880 2 222223821, Fax: , E-mail: remfry@bangla.net
Established: September 2016
Number of Members: 18
Recognised Group Leaders

Vichet Ny

Branly T. THACH

CHEA Sokmean

KHIEU Mealy

Sovath PHIN
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Vichet Ny, President, Tel: +855 77 777 101, Fax: , E-mail: vichet.ny@vnpinterpro.com
Established: February 1974
Number of Members: 122
Recognised Group Leaders

Andrew Cobden

Rebecca Lo

Andrew Cobden

Henry Wheare

Jeffrey Ross McLean

Kwong Chi Keung

Rebecca Lo

Victor Tse
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Andrew Cobden, President, Tel: 2840-5028, Fax: 2219-0222, E-mail: andrew.cobden@hoganlovells.com
Established: October 1994
Number of Members: 407
Recognised Group Leaders

Ranjna Mehta Dutt

BHARAT CH PRASAD

M S Bharath

Sanjeev Kumar TIWARI

Vikrant Rana

Abhai PANDEY

BHARAT CH PRASAD

Essenese Obhan

Hari Subramaniam

Hemant Singh

Jyoti Sagar

M S Bharath

Pravin ANAND

Ranjna Mehta Dutt

S Majumdar

Sanjay KUMAR

Sharad VADEHRA

Sudeep Chatterjee

Vaibhav VUTTS

Vikrant Rana
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Ranjna Mehta Dutt, President, Tel: (91-124) 4656107, Fax: , E-mail: ranjna.dutt@remfry.com
Established: October 1994
Number of Members: 68
Recognised Group Leaders

Cita Citrawinda NOERHADI

Insan Budi MAULANA

Kusno Hadi KUNCORO

Insan Budi MAULANA

Kusno Hadi KUNCORO

Migni MYRIASANDRA

Sandra WIDJOJO
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Cita Citrawinda NOERHADI, President, Tel: (62-21)8354055, Fax: (62-21)83784152 / 83704880, E-mail: cita@ccp-associates.com
Established: March 1970
Number of Members: 525
Recognised Group Leaders

Kei IIDA

Michiko UJI

Takeshi FUJITA

Yoshihiko KIDO

Yukei MIZUNO

Daisaku FUJIKURA

Hirohito KATSUNUMA

Hiromichi AOKI

Junko SAITO

Kei IIDA

Kei KONISHI

Kozo TAKEUCHI

Masashi KUROSE

Michiko UJI

Nami TOGAWA

Shigeru INABA

Shigeyuki NAGAOKA

Shimako KATO

Shoko TSUTSUI

Takahito HATAZOE

Takao OCHI

Takeshi FUJITA

Tetsuhiro HORIE

Yoshihiko KIDO

Yukei MIZUNO

Yuzuru OKABE
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Kei IIDA, President, Tel: 81-3-3211-1037, Fax: 81-3-3214-6367, E-mail: k_iida@nakapat.gr.jp
Established: December 1969
Number of Members: 282
Recognised Group Leaders

Ben Yuu

Ho-Hyun NAHM

Ben Yuu

Casey Kook-Chan AN

Catherine Eunkyeong LEE

DJ(Doug Jay) LEE

Dong-Yol YOON

Ho-Hyun NAHM

Jong-Kyun WOO

Jordan Y. KIM

Min-Cheol KIM

Patrick Yang-Oh KIM

Peter Sungjin CHUN

Won-Seok OH
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Ben Yuu, President, Tel: 2-753-5477, Fax: 2-753-7315, E-mail: byuu@nampat.co.kr
Established: November 2018
Number of Members: 8
Recognised Group Leaders

Monmany YAGANAGI

Dino SANTANIELLO

Dino SANTANIELLO
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Monmany YAGANAGI, President, Tel: 856-21-313082, Fax: , E-mail: monmany@licolao.com
Established: February 2008
Number of Members: 11
Recognised Group Leaders

Nuno SIMOES

Nuno Sardinha Da MATA
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Nuno SIMOES, President, Tel: 853 2838 9275, Fax: 853 2838 9277, E-mail: nuno@jurismac.com
Established: November 1990
Number of Members: 127
Recognised Group Leaders

Michael Chow Ming SOO

Linda WANG

Bahari Tien Hong YEOW

Caroline FRANCIS

Cindy Joo Seong GOH

Indran SHANMUGANATHAN

Linda WANG

Michael Chow Ming SOO
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Michael Chow Ming SOO, President, Tel: 03-2031 1788, Fax: 03-2031 1775/8/9, E-mail: michaelsoo@shooklin.com.my
Established: November 2011
Number of Members: 18
Recognised Group Leaders

Khin Htwe Myint

Khine Khine U
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Khin Htwe Myint, President, Tel: 095056667,09765443748, Fax: NIL, E-mail: khinhtwe.myint@kstlegal.com
Established: September 2016
Number of Members: 13
Recognised Group Leaders

Satya Pakka

Sanad Satyal

Satya Pakka
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Satya Pakka, President, Tel: +97716616150, Fax: +97716615037, E-mail: infosolar@ntc.net.np
Established: October 1979
Number of Members: 33
Recognised Group Leaders

Shayne NAM

John GLENGARRY

John GLENGARRY

Shayne NAM

Sophie THOREAU
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Shayne NAM, President, Tel: 64 3 379 3664, Fax: 03 379 8220, E-mail: shayne@createip.co.nz
Established:
Number of Members: 6
Recognised Group Leaders
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
, President, Tel: , Fax: , E-mail:
Established: October 1994
Number of Members: 99
Recognised Group Leaders

Syed Auqil Ali SHAH

M. Farrukh Irfan Khan

Khushnum H. MUNCHERJI

Mohammad Fazil BHARUCHA

Mohammed Yawar Irfan KHAN

Sultan Ahmad SHEIKH

Syed Auqil Ali SHAH
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Syed Auqil Ali SHAH, President, Tel: 9221-3453 4580-2, Fax: 9221-3454 6152 9221-3453 4583, E-mail: saashah@aliassociates.com.pk
Established: November 1977
Number of Members: 95
Recognised Group Leaders

Rico DOMINGO

Alex Ferdinand FIDER

Bienvenido

Pablo GANCAYCO

Rico DOMINGO
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Rico DOMINGO, President, Tel: 632- 818-5503/ 632- 818-8155, Fax: 632- 815-2485, E-mail: rvd.law@rvdlaw.com
Established: March 1993
Number of Members: 92
Recognised Group Leaders

Jason Kwok Chuan CHAN

Yvonne TANG

Chung Nian Lam

Jason Kwok Chuan CHAN

Jevon Louis

Kar Liang Soh

Yvonne TANG
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Jason Kwok Chuan CHAN, President, Tel: +65 6303 6210, Fax: +65 6303 6222, E-mail: jason.chan@amicalaw.com
Established:
Number of Members: 37
Recognised Group Leaders

Mahinda HARADASA

Anomi I WANIGASEKERA

Anomi I WANIGASEKERA

Mahinda HARADASA

Suganthie WIJAYASURIYA KADIRGAMAR
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Mahinda HARADASA, President, Tel: 00 94 11 2394350, Fax: 00 94 11 2394353, E-mail: mahinda@varners.lk
Established: July 1971
Number of Members: 222
Recognised Group Leaders

H. G. CHEN

Edmund M.H. CHI

Fred C. T. YEN

H. G. CHEN

J. K. LIN

Jennifer LIN

Joyce HO

Kingson C. LAI

Tsung-Hung LIN

Victor S.C. LEE

Wen Yueh CHUANG

Yvonne Y. F. LIN
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
H. G. CHEN, President, Tel: 02-2507-2811, Fax: 02-2505-3521, E-mail: chg013@tiplo.com.tw
Established: october 1994
Number of Members: 4
Recognised Group Leaders
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
, President, Tel: , Fax: , E-mail:
Established: April 1974
Number of Members: 102
Recognised Group Leaders

Satyapon SACHDECHA

Sayumporn SUJINTAYA

Apiwatt KONGSOOWAN

Darani VACHANAVUTTIVONG

Nont HORAYANGURA

Pavinee BUNYAMISSARA

Satyapon SACHDECHA
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Satyapon SACHDECHA, President, Tel: 662-254-8858, Fax: 662-254-2550, E-mail: satyapon@satyapon.com
Established: October 1998
Number of Members: 71
Recognised Group Leaders

Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac

Loc Xuan LE

NGUYEN MINH HUONG

Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac

Quyen CHU VAN
Contact Details:
To join our recognised group, contact:
Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac, President, Tel: (84 24) 3934 0629, Fax: (84 24) 3934 0631, E-mail: pnx.bac@vision-associates.com