APAA was founded in 1969 by Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. India was inducted as the 14th recognized group in 1994 through the efforts of leading IPR lawyer Pravin Anand.
The first President of the APAA (Indian Group) was Senior Advocate KTS Tulsi (1994 to 1999), followed by Pravin Anand (1999 to 2003), Jyoti Sagar (2003 to 2006), Amarjit Singh (2006 to 2010), Hari Subramaniam (2010 to 2013; 2016 to 2020), Justice Prathiba M Singh (2013 to 2016), and Sudeep Chatterjee, Partner at Singh & Singh (2020-present).
Source: Barandbench
