Groupe Rhône-Alpes pour la protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - GRAPI

Name

Groupe Rhône-Alpes pour la protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - GRAPI

Legal name

Groupe Rhône-Alpes du Groupe Français de l'Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (GRAPI)

Website

https://grapi.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Professional Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• Intellectual property association
• IP professional networking
• Patent law education
• Trademark law seminars
• AIPPI membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: GRAPI generates revenue through annual membership dues. The standard annual membership fee is €250, which includes €210 reversés au Groupe Français de l'AIPPI for membership in the French AIPPI group, plus 190 CHF reversés par le Groupe Français à l'AIPPI (Zurich) for international AIPPI membership. First-year members benefit from a reduced rate of €160 (including €120 to the French AIPPI group). The association may also receive subsidies and donations as permitted resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GRAPI is a regional professional association for intellectual property practitioners in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It sells annual memberships that grant access to approximately eight IP-themed expert sessions per year, a member directory, jurisprudence chronicles on trademarks/designs and patents, an annual off-site company visit, and automatic inclusion in the French AIPPI Group and international AIPPI. Its core deliverable is recurring professional education, networking, and IP-policy engagement for jurists, IP attorneys, and corporate IP teams.

Product overview

GRAPI is a professional association for intellectual property professionals in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The organization does not offer a product platform but rather provides membership-based services including educational sessions, seminars, and networking opportunities on intellectual property topics. Members have access to the association's annual program of meetings, a member directory, and automatic membership in AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) through the French group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Session Program (Programme annuel) Annual program of approximately eight educational sessions and seminars for IP professionals covering patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, jurisprudence updates, and emerging IP topics. Includes expert presentations, case law chronicles, and an annual off-site 'hors les murs' visit to a member company.
• Member Directory (Annuaire) Online directory of GRAPI members providing contact information for IP professionals in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, organized to facilitate networking among jurists, IP attorneys, and corporate IP professionals.
• AIPPI Dual Membership (French + International) Automatic inclusion of GRAPI members in the French Group of AIPPI and international AIPPI, providing access to international IP resources, comparative law studies, AIPPI international working groups, and AIPPI congress participation across a network of roughly 9,000 members in 100+ national groups.
• Joint Sessions with ASPI / AROPI Collaborative educational sessions organized jointly with ASPI (Swiss IP association) and AROPI (Rhône IP association), focusing on comparative IP topics across French, Swiss, and American jurisdictions — including trademark practices, copyright, designs, and US patent law updates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to AIPPI's international network of ~9,000 IP professionals across 100+ national groups
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, foundational, major and minor.

• AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRAPI is the Rhône-Alpes regional subsection of the French AIPPI Group. GRAPI membership automatically confers membership in both the French AIPPI Group and international AIPPI (based in Zurich, Switzerland with ~9,000 members across 100+ national groups). GRAPI participates in AIPPI working groups, contributes to AIPPI Question studies for international IP harmonization, and its members can attend AIPPI international congresses worldwide.
• INPI (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRAPI maintains a collaborative relationship with INPI's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional delegation. INPI representatives regularly present at GRAPI sessions covering INPI updates, procedural changes, and new services. INPI has historically supported GRAPI by hosting meetings and providing facilities. Elisabeth Delalande served as INPI's regional delegate for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Centre Paul RoubierfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centre Paul Roubier (Association for Teaching and Research in Industrial Property, Literary and Artistic Property, and Competition Law) was founded alongside GRAPI's creation in 1970 by Professor Albert Chavanne. GRAPI's original headquarters was located at the Centre, which is situated within EM Lyon Business School in Écully, France. This historical connection provides GRAPI members with access to the Centre's educational resources and academic expertise.
• ASPI (Association Suisse pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPI is the Swiss Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. GRAPI holds annual joint sessions with ASPI (and AROPI), typically alternating between locations in France and Switzerland. These joint sessions focus on comparative Swiss-French IP law topics such as trademark practices, copyright, and US patent law updates, providing members with international perspective.
• AROPI (Association Rhône-Propriété Intellectuelle)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAROPI (Rhône Intellectual Property Association) co-organizes annual joint sessions with GRAPI and ASPI. These trilateral sessions alternate between France and Switzerland and cover comparative IP law topics across French, Swiss, and American jurisdictions, particularly in trademarks, designs, copyright, and patent law.
• EM Lyon Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEM Lyon Business School houses the Centre Paul Roubier where GRAPI was historically headquartered. GRAPI's collaboration with EM Lyon provides access to academic resources and serves as a venue for certain association activities.
• The LyincminorOthersThe Lyinc (2 Place de la Bourse, 69002 Lyon) serves as the primary regular venue for GRAPI monthly sessions. This professional conference venue in Lyon's business district provides facilities for expert presentations, roundtables, and member networking events.

Scale indicators4 records

Broad incumbents

• CNCPI (Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle): French national professional body representing Conseils en Propriété Industrielle. CNCPI sits at the national level above GRAPI's regional scope and serves one of GRAPI's three member families (Conseils); it is the broader incumbent setting credentials and standards for the CPI profession.
• APRAM (Association des Praticiens du droit des Marques et des Modèles): French national association dedicated to trademark and design practitioners. APRAM is a thematic incumbent focused on one slice of IP that GRAPI members practice; comparable in its membership-and-events model and a natural substitute or complement for IP attorneys in the region.
• AIPPI International (Zurich): Global IP association with ~9,000 members across 100+ national groups, of which GRAPI is a regional subsection. AIPPI International is the umbrella incumbent providing the international layer of value that GRAPI resells to its members.
• AIPPI France (Groupe Français de l'AIPPI): GRAPI's parent national group within the AIPPI umbrella. AIPPI France is the broader incumbent sitting above GRAPI in the governance hierarchy, offering national-level programming that overlaps with GRAPI's regional offerings and serving the same French IP practitioner audience.

Emerging players

• EPI (European Patent Institute / Institut des Mandataires Agréés près l'OEB): Professional body for European Patent Attorneys. EPI competes for the European-focused continuing education needs of patent practitioners who might otherwise source programming from GRAPI or national bodies.

Direct peers

• ASPI (Association Suisse pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle): Swiss national IP professional association that co-organizes the annual joint GRAPI/ASPI/AROPI session. ASPI is the closest functional analogue to GRAPI on the Swiss side—same membership-driven format focused on IP practitioners—making it the most directly comparable peer.
• AROPI (Association Rhône Propriété Intellectuelle): Regional IP association that partners with GRAPI for trilateral sessions. Operates a similar membership-based model for IP professionals, sharing the same audience profile and programming structure, and is therefore a directly comparable peer.
• LES France (Licensing Executives Society France): French chapter of LES International, an association for IP and technology transfer professionals. LES France targets a similar practitioner mix of corporate IP, attorneys, and licensing executives and competes for the same membership wallet.

Others

• Centre Paul Roubier (EM Lyon Business School): Academic research and teaching center for industrial property hosted at EM Lyon. A foundational GRAPI partner that also offers IP education programs, partially overlapping with GRAPI's educational mission for the same regional audience.
• INPI France (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle): France's national IP office and a strategic partner that regularly presents at GRAPI sessions. INPI is not a membership association but is the ecosystem anchor—any new entrant would benchmark against the standard INPI sets for IP education and outreach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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