Since 2006, the IP Hall of Fame has been honouring those individuals – living or dead – who have had a major positive impact on the IP landscape, whether as a lawyer, academic, business executive, inventor, politician, or in any other capacity. A list of the luminaries who have already been included can be found here.

Following a selection process that ran between February and April 2024, IAM is pleased to announce that four individuals will be inducted into the IP Hall of Fame this year: Judge Klaus Grabinski, Annette Kur, Jenni Lukander and Shira Perlmutter.

These inductees were voted for by the IP Hall of Fame Academy, which consists of current inductees and other IP luminaries. Grabinski, Kur and Perlmutter were chosen from a list of nominees put forward by the broader IP community, while Lukander was selected from a shortlist of candidates (chosen by then IAM editorial team from the longlist of public nominees) for the Q. Todd Dickinson Award, which honours those who have made a significant contribution to IP as a business asset.