History
In 1893, the International Bureau established by the Paris Convention and the International Bureau established by Bern Convention, both to carry out administrative tasks, merged to form the BIRPI. Originally based in Bern, Switzerland, the BIRPI moved to Geneva in 1960. The last director of the BIRPI was Georg Bodenhausen.
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