For employees of INTA member organizations only

Photos
Employees of INTA member organizations may post their photo by emailing a professional photo (at least 300 pixels high x 300 pixels wide and in the .jpg file format) to homepage@inta.org with the subject line “MY PHOTO”. In the body of the email, include Company Name – City, State/Province (US & Canada Only), Country

You may also include a brief (1-2 sentence) testimonial that speaks to your experiences with INTA. Here are some topics you may wish to cover in your testimonial:

• What INTA has meant to you and/or your career.
• An INTA experience that was significant to you in some way.
• Why you would recommend INTA to other IP professionals.
• An aspect of INTA (education, networking, committee work, policy development etc.) that you have found to be invaluable.

Logos
INTA Regular Members (Corporations, associations or individuals owning one or more trademarks, service marks or certification marks) may post their logo by emailing the logo (at least 300 Pixels high x 300 Pixels wide and in the .jpg file format) to homepage@inta.org with the subject line “MY LOGO.”  In the body of the email, include Company Name – Company Website.

Visit the "policies" link at the foot of the homepage to review terms and conditions of the homepage feature.

INTA accepts ACH, Checks, Credit Cards and Money Orders as payment methods. Wire transfers are not accepted.

Your registration for the meeting and any additional events is nontransferable.

Full refunds for the base registration rate will be issued for registrations only if a cancellation request is received by the specified date. Full refunds for the base registration rate minus a cancellation fee of the specified amount will be issued for cancellations requested on the specified date. No cancellation requests will be accepted after the specified date. The fee for an original signed visa letter is not refundable at any time. Please send your cancellation requests to INTA Customer Service at customerservice@inta.org. Monies cannot be transferred to any other INTA events.

Send your request to cle@inta.org:

• Name of the state bar for which you require accreditation
• Name of the INTA event for which you require accreditation
• Your bar number(s)

Join INTA and receive discounts on all events and publications.

INTA also offers tuition assistance on meetings and forums to eligible attorneys on the basis of financial hardship. Attendees with a total household income of less than US $35,000 per year qualify for this assistance. We particularly welcome applications from those in the public and government sector and recently admitted solo practitioners. For more information and to apply, please request an application form: Tuition Assistance, c/o CLE Administrator, International Trademark Association, 655 Third Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017-5617, or send an email to cle@inta.org.

Send your request, including resume/curriculum vitae to: meetings@inta.org.

Send your request to roundtables@inta.org.

No. INTA membership is by firm, by location. Each location must have its own membership in order for employees at that location to take advantage of member benefits such as reduced meeting registration rates etc.

A designee is the primary contact person for a member organization. The designee’s name is printed in the membership directory, and the designee receives a complimentary copy of the print Membership Directory, The Trademark Reporter and INTA Bulletin and also will be the point of contact for membership renewal mailings, member inquiries etc. Each organization is allowed only one designee.

You can create your own username and password by going to www.inta.org and clicking on the “create new user name & password” link on the top of the page and follow the instructions. You must have your organizations’ member ID available to create your account.

A member organization can add as many employees  as they would like to INTA’s database. These persons will be eligible for to all member discounts and access to all online information. They can be added by creating a login through our website or emailing customerservice@inta.org with a list of names to be added and their contact information. There is no cost for this action.

Email customerservice@inta.org or the designee can click here and follow the instructions.

No. Only individuals who are currently employed in the member location can add their names to the membership.

INTA has individual memberships for the following categories only: Student, Professors and Emeritus (retired practitioners). Trademark practitioners are not eligible for these membership categories.

The only names listed in the print and online directory are the designee, additional directory listing (ADL) and committee members.

Any change to the designee or additional directory listing should be sent to customerservice@inta.org.

Committee selection occurs every two years. INTA members will receive emails alerting them of their opportunity to apply for a committee of their choice.

You can order additional copies of the Membership Directory by going to the publications catalog or by completing the order form found in the directory itself and faxing or mailing it to us.

The Membership Directory is published annually in July of the publication year.

The print Membership Directory has a publication deadline of March 31 of the publication year.

As you may know, the TMtopics discussion list is now on My Powerful Network. While the technology that hosts TMtopics is different, the goal for the new TMtopics and My Powerful Network remain the same: to encourage dynamic discussions and debates on important issues of trademark law and practice.

Nonetheless, we understand that there have been concerns about the move of the TMtopics discussion list to My Powerful Network, and here are some answers to the feedback/questions we have received:

INTA.org on different web browsers: INTA has tested www.inta.org and My Powerful Network on various Internet browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. The site functions normally, and users should have no difficulty accessing the sites on the various browsers.

Access for USPTO Employees: INTA appreciates the value in having the USPTO’s participation, and we have arranged to give access to My Powerful Network to whichever members of staff the USPTO designates. In that way, the Office can continue to utilize the platform to identify and address issues raised during the discussions.

My Powerful Network as a Member Benefit: One driving force for the design and implementation of the new website with a strong social media component was to enhance member benefits and encourage new membership. While we understand that moving the TMtopics discussion list to My Powerful Network has affected those participants who are not affiliated with an INTA member organization, many features of the website are available to the public. And certain features of the site, like My Powerful Network, are for INTA members only, taking into consideration the membership dues they pay.

TMtopics User Feedback: INTA asked a number of users about TMtopics and adopted some of their suggestions in designing the new functionality. We added the ability to post in real time, to post images and to easily read an entire conversation. Additionally, focus groups conducted in November 2009 made it clear that they wanted INTA to be in the forefront of new communication avenues, with a member-focused social network being one of them. We took these comments into consideration and began our work in developing My Powerful Network, a tool that was created to enhance the value of INTA membership.

Email Alerts and RSS Feeds: Discussions on My Powerful Network allow participants to follow discussions in a variety of ways. You can subscribe to an RSS feed or Email Alerts of discussion activity by clicking on either the Email Alert or RSS Feed icons  found in the Discussion section and a group’s Discussion page. You can keep track of the alerts you subscribe to on My Powerful Network by clicking on the “My Alerts” tab on the left-hand navigation.

If you subscribe to the Email Alerts on the Discussion section or a group’s Discussion page, you will receive an email whenever there is activity. The Email Alert allows you to read the comment, see who created it and when it was created. It also specifies the group in which the discussion is taking place. You could post a response to this comment by clicking on the thread link “RE: [Discussion title]," which is included in the alert. If you are already logged-in to the site, you will be taken directly to the discussion without having to enter a username and password.