Advocacy Group
Trademark Office Practices 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 Trademark Office Practices Committee evaluates and suggests improvements to trademark office practices, procedures, operations, and regulations at the national, regional, and international levels, including procedures relating to the Madrid System and developments of the TM5, a forum of the five largest trademark offices. The Committee monitors and analyzes trademark office developments in various jurisdictions, and proposes policy recommendations to the Board. Committee work includes writing reports and submissions, developing educational programs specifically designed for trademarks offices, and advocacy in conjunction with relevant committees and staff.
Leadership
Committee Leaders
Chair
Scott Palmer
Perkins Coie LLP
United States
Vice Chair
Kerstin Gruendig-Schnelle
Lichtentstein Korner
Germany
Staff Liaison
Jenny McDowell
Highlights
Comments to CNIPA on the Draft Criteria for Determination of Trademark Infringement
Comments to INDECOPI on “Proposal for Strengthening Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights”
INTA Meets with USPTO Officials on New Email Rule
A recent meeting of the Trademark Office Practice Committee's USPTO Subcommittee members and USPTO officials, including new Commissioner David Gooder, made clear the Office’s receptiveness to issues raised by the trademark community.
