Advocacy Group
Copyright 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 Copyright Committee develops and advocates our policy on the impact of copyright law and enforcement on trademark rights. The Committee monitors and analyzes copyright cases, legislation, and regulation in various jurisdictions, and proposes policy recommendations to the Board. Committee work includes writing reports and submissions, interacting with copyright organizations, and advocacy in conjunction with relevant committees and staff.
Leadership
Committee Leaders
Chair
Noel Cook
Hanson Bridgett
United States
Vice Chair
Valerie Brennan
Plave Koch PLC
United States
Staff Liaision
Bruce MacPherson
Subcommittee Leaders
Artificial Intelligence and 3D Printing Subcommittee Chair
Jeffrey Cadwell
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
United States
Copyright Enforcement Subcommittee Chair
Faisal Daudpota
Daudpota International
United Arab Emirates
Copyright Policy of INTA Subcommittee Chair
Slobodan Petosevic
PETOSEVIC Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Designs and Copyrights Subcommittee Chair
Christopher Marino
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla P.C.
United States
Fair Use Subcommittee Chair
Ivon Hernandez
ARIAS
Guatemala
International and Legislative Subcommittee Chair
Andrew Goldstein
Freeborn & Peters LLP
United States
Logos and Copyrights Subcommittee Chair
Tara Vold
Pirkey Barber PLLC
United States
Titles and Characters Subcommittee Chair
Michael Lovitz
Lovitz IP Law PC
United States
Highlights
Board Resolution: Fair Use in U.S. Copyright Law
Survey of Copyright Laws Regarding Low Bar to Copyright
Criminal Enforcement of Copyrights: An Anthology for IP Practitioners
