The Scientific Association of Intellectual Property Law (ASDPI) is a Romanian legal entity of private law, autonomous, nongovernmental, and apolitical, without patrimonial purpose, established in 2004. ASDPI is registered in the Register of associations and foundations under no. 14/ 27.04.2004, based on the Certificate of registration no. 20/18 may 2004, being the only private association in Romania in the field of scientific research of intellectual property. 

ASDPI is part, together with 33 other public institutions and organizations with attributions in the field, of the institutionalized working Group on issues regarding intellectual property constituted at the Prosecution Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

ASDPI has, as a main preoccupation  the editing of the quarterly Romanian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (RRDPI), as well as creating scientific links in the field, organizing courses, conferences, debates, symposiums, round tables, bilateral exchanges, exposures or other actions or activities in this area for the prevention and fight against counterfeiting and piracy.