Communications Group
Building Bridges Committee
Advocacy Group
- Anticounterfeiting Committee
- Brand Restrictions Committee
- Copyright Committee
- Data Protection Committee
- Designs Committee
- Emerging Issues Committee
- Enforcement Committee
- Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee
- Geographical Indications Committee
- Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee
- Indigenous Rights Committee
- International Amicus Committee
- Internet Committee
- Legislation and Regulation Committee
- Non-Traditional Marks Committee
- Parallel Imports Committee
- Right of Publicity Committee
- Trademark Office Practices Committee
- Unfair Competition Committee
Communications Group
Resources Group
- Academic Committee
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Brands and Innovation Committee
- Commercialization of Brands Committee
- In-House Practitioners Committee
- INTA Bulletins Committee
- Law Firm Committee
- Leadership Development Committee
- Publications Committee
- Trademark Administrators Committee
- The Trademark Reporter Committee
- Young Practitioners Committee
Mission
The Building Bridges Committee focuses on fostering strategic partnerships with non-intellectual property and non-legal organizations, including advertising and marketing associations; associations that develop and promote sustainability and ethical standards; associations that support the development of small- to medium-sized enterprises; consumer associations; financial and standard-setting associations; licensing associations; and retail and manufacturing associations.
Leadership
COMMITTEE LEADERS
Chair
Karen Fong
Keystone Law
United Kingdom
Vice Chair
Brian O'Donnell
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
United States
STAFF LIAISON
Sheila Francis
Subcommittee Leaders
Advertising and Marketing Associations Subcommittee Chair
Lisa Thomas
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
United States
Consumer Associations Subcommittee Chair
Ryan Fox
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
United States
Financial and Standard-Setting Associations Subcommittee Chair
John Plumpe
Epsilon Economics
United States
Licensing Associations Subcommittee Chair
Chris Bennett
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Canada
Manufacturing and Retail Associations Subcommittee Chair
Jami Gekas
Foley & Lardner LLP
United States
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Associations Subcommittee Chair
Lara Kayode
O. KAYODE & CO
Nigeria
Sustainability and Ethical Standards Associations Subcommittee Chair
Jonathan Clegg
Cleveland Scott York
United Kingdom
Highlights
