The International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) [8] is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization founded in London under the supervision of the United Nations, on July 11, 1968, by inventors of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

[9] IFIA was established in 1968[10] in London by the cooperation of the representatives of seven European countries, namely Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

[13] In 2018 the IFIA founded the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival IFIA has observer status (Special Category – Technology) at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;[14] observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);[15] has United Nations Industrial Development Organization's (UNIDO) consultative status;[16] is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO);[17] and is included among the Assembly of Professional Society in European Alliance for Innovation (EAI).

[18] IFIA received a grant special consultative status from the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on June 6, 2019.

[39] The Memorial Medal has been awarded to Ivo Josipoviæm, Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Acting Director Benoît Battistelli, EPO President Miklós Bendzsel, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry, and Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong.