Members
WIIPA member states span across continents. The member countries in the "WIIPA Family" currently has 50 member states and partners, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, China, India and Thailand.
Among them, Croatia, located in Eastern Europe is a founding member of WIIPA which is also very active in activities in Asia and is a significant bridge connecting the invention circle between Asia and Europe.
WIIPA put great emphasis on "common concept" and "substantial participation". Application for membership should go through a recommendation process by eligible members of WIIPA. Furthermore, aspiring members should participate in any of WIIPA’s member Expo or Conference for a period of not less than two (2) years. Finally, membership will be decided through an election process by all members present during WIIPA annual meeting.
The membership process is quite rigorous. Nevertheless, WIIPA members have certain privileges other associations aspire for. One of them is taking part in WIIPA meetings, conferences as well as exchange activities from time to time to have a full understanding and mastery of the development and complexity of international inventions.