Guidelines for Trademark Examination

 Relative vs. Absolute Grounds Examinations
Trademark offices, brand owners and attorneys in more than 18 countries provide input to debate the merits of absolute examination versus relative examination systems. Emerging Issues Committee’s Relative Examination Subcommittee 

 Highlighting the key implications of eliminating relative examination in China
From: INTA Executive Director Alan Drewsen
To: China Trademark Office
Date: February 8, 2007

 New Swiss Examination Guidelines
From: INTA External Relations Director Bruce MacPherson
To: Global Head Trademarks & Domain Names Myrtha Hurtado
Date: March 17, 2005 

Trademark Office Practices Committee 

• Asia-Pacific/Canada TMO Relations Subcommittee 

            INTA staff liaison: Bruce MacPherson 
            Director, External Relations 
            bmacpherson@inta.org

• China Trademark Office Subcommittee 

            INTA staff liaison: Bruce MacPherson 
            Director, External Relations 
            bmacpherson@inta.org

• European National TMO Relations Subcommittee

            INTA staff liaison: Carla Schwartz 
            External Relations Coordinator, Europe 
            cschwartz@inta.org

• Latin America TMO Relations Subcommittee

            INTA staff liaison: Laura Cruz 
            External Relations Manager, Latin America 
            lcruz@inta.org

• Madrid System Subcommittee 

            INTA staff liaison: Bruce MacPherson 
            Director, External Relations 
            bmacpherson@inta.org     

• OAPI/ARIPO Subcommittee 

            INTA staff liaison: Bruce MacPherson 
            Director, External Relations 
            bmacpherson@inta.org

• OHIM Subcommittee

            INTA staff liaison: Carla Schwartz 
            External Relations Coordinator, Europe 
            cschwartz@inta.org

• USPTO Subcommittee

            INTA staff liaison: Michelle King 
            Manager, Government Relations 
            mking@inta.org