Árpád Bogsch


Árpád Bogsch was a Hungarian-American international civil servant. He became an American citizen in 1959. From 1973 to 1997, he was Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization. He was also Secretary General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.

Bogsch was featured in the 1988 Swiss documentary film A Szellem Tulajdona, directed by Zoltán Bonta.
There have been a number of tributes made in Bogsch's memory. The main building at WIPO headquarters in Geneva is named the "Árpád Bogsch building" in his honor. The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office, in the country of Bogsch's birth, features a bust of Bogsch by sculptor. The International Federation of Inventors' Associations in 2010 established the Árpád Bogsch Memory Medal, to be awarded to individuals who support invention and innovation in the same spirit as Bogsch.

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