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Mission

The Enforcement Committee develops and advocates our policy on the timely and effective enforcement of trademarks and business identifiers, including through administrative and judicial proceedings. The Committee monitors and analyzes cases, legislation, and regulations in various jurisdictions, proposes trademark enforcement policy recommendations to the Board, evaluates enforcement mechanisms adopted by worldwide jurisdictions, and develops policies to achieve harmonization of enforcement procedures for the best protection of trademark rights. Committee work includes writing reports and submissions, and advocacy in conjunction with relevant committees and staff.

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Leadership

Committee Leaders

Enforcement Committee

Mark Biernacki

Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh

Canada

Enforcement Committee

Vice Chair

Gaurav Miglani

Worldwide Intellec

India

Staff Liaison

Iris Gunther

[email protected]

Subcommittee Leaders

General Trademark Enforcement Matters Subcommittee Chair

Chunnie Wright

Law Office of Chun Wright

United States

Judicial Administration and Trademark Litigation Subcommittee Chair

Nicolas Schmitz

Grunecker Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law

Germany

Oppositions and Cancellations Subcommittee Chair

Karen MacDonald

Norton Rose Fulbright

Canada

Highlights

  • Organized and hosted Judges Workshops in Costa Rica (2016), Ecuador (2017), Paraguay (2017), Colombia (2018), Kenya (2019), and Peru (2019) to advance knowledge of trademark law and procedure
  • Organized workshops and policy dialogues in Mexico and Guatemala in 2019 on opposition proceedings
  • Organized events to raise awareness of bad-faith filings, including in China in August 2019 and a virtual webinar in May 2020

Board Resolution—Bad Faith Trademark Applications and Registrations

November 11, 2020

Despite that a number of countries worldwide have introduced measures to address the issue of Bad Faith filings, this illegal practice continues to be a global problem for rights holders.

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Board Resolution—Harmonization of Preliminary Injunction Legislation

November 11, 2020

As recommended by the Enforcement Committee, the Board Resolution set out INTA’s position encouraging the adoption of harmonized minimum standards to increase predictability and legal clarity for brand owners in the process of defending their rights.

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