Call for 2024 Award Nominations and Applications - International Trademark Association

INTA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2024 President’s Award and INTA Service Awards, nominations and applications for the TMA (Trademark Administrator) of the Year Award, and applications for the Tomorrow’s Leader Award. The awards recognize the efforts of our dedicated volunteers to advance our Association and the interests of the global intellectual property (IP) community. Join us in celebrating the achievements of fellow members by nominating those who have distinguished themselves, and by encouraging outstanding practitioners to apply for a TMA of the Year Award or a Tomorow’s Leader Award.

The President’s Award acknowledges, with the profound appreciation of the global trademark and complementary IP community, those individuals of a member organization who, over the course of a career in trademark and complementary IP law, have epitomized our mission and made a lasting impact on our Association. In 2023, the recipient was John Welch (Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks P.C., USA).

The INTA Service Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary service to the Association during the previous year in three categories: Advancement of Association Objectives, INTA Members for a Better Society, and the INTA Membership Champion Award, for which INTA staff will submit nominations. Learn more about the 2023 INTA Service Awards recipients.

The TMA of the Year Award recognizes one exceptional non-attorney INTA member for their professional achievements and leadership in the trademark industry. This award spotlights the outstanding professionalism, dedication, and partnership that non-attorney practitioners provide to the industry. In 2023, the recipient was Sarah Staff (Microsoft Corporation, USA).

The Tomorrow’s Leader Award recognizes two outstanding young practitioners for their early leadership in the IP field. The winners’ package has been established to strengthen the professional and personal development of the recipients and raise their visibility as tomorrow’s leaders within the international trademark community. Please encourage the young practitioners in your organizations to apply!

The chart below details the criteria and eligibility requirements for each award. Click here to make nominations for the President’s and INTA Service Awards or here to apply or make nominations for the TMA of the Year Award. Click here to apply for the Tomorrow’s Leader Award.

INTA President’s Award The President’s Award acknowledges, with the profound appreciation of the global trademark and complementary IP community, the individuals of an INTA member organization who, over the course of a career in trademark and complementary IP law, have made a lasting impact on INTA and championed the Association’s mission.
Criteria		Eligible to Nominate		Eligible to Be Nominated
Awarded to one or more individuals of an INTA member organization who · Provide consistently outstanding service to the Association through work on committees, task forces, and/or the Board of Directors; · Offer innovative approaches to the fulfillment of INTA’s mission and who have had an enduring impact on the Association; and · Act as role models and leaders in the practice of trademark and complementary IP law.		– Board of Directors and Counsel – INTA Foundation Board of Governors and Counsel – Past Presidents and Past Counsel – Committee Members – DEI Council, Global Advisory Council, Programming Advisory Council, and Research Advisory Council participants – Task Force and Project Team Members – INTA staff		Any individual representative of an INTA member organization
INTA Service Awards The three categories of Service Awards recognize individuals and organizations that provide exemplary service to INTA.
Criteria		Eligible to Nominate		Eligible to Be Nominated
Advancement of Association Objectives Awarded to one or more individuals of an INTA member organization whose participation, efforts, and innovative thinking during the year have advanced: (a) substantive trademark and related IP law and practice; (b) committee or subcommittee objectives; or (c) the strategic objectives of INTA’s 2022‒2025 Strategic Plan.		– Board of Directors and Counsel – INTA Foundation Board of Governors and Counsel – Past Presidents and Past Counsel – Committee Members – DEI Council, Global Advisory Council, Programming Advisory Council, and Research Advisory Council participants – Task Force and Project Team Members – INTA staff		Any individual representative of an INTA member organization
INTA Members for a Better Society Awarded to one or more individuals of an INTA member organization or an INTA member organization that has demonstrated during the year how brands positively impact society and build consumer trust through initiatives relating to: (a) corporate social responsibility; (b) diversity and inclusion; or (c) pro bono legal services.		– Board of Directors and Counsel – INTA Foundation Board of Governors and Counsel – Past Presidents and Past Counsel – Committee Members – DEI Council, Global Advisory Council, Programming Advisory Council, and Research Advisory Council participants – Task Force and Project Team Members – INTA staff		Any individual representative of an INTA member organization or an INTA member organization
INTA Membership Champion Award Awarded to one or more individuals who during the year have helped grow INTA membership, increase awareness of INTA, and promote member benefits while demonstrating their combined passion for trademark and complementary IP law and their commitment to INTA through such exceptional efforts as introductions to potential members, hosting recruitment events and roundtables, participating in delegations, and sharing their own INTA experience to facilitate knowledge and understanding of the Association.		INTA staff		Any individual representative of an INTA member organization
TMA of the Year Award The TMA of the Year Award recognizes one exceptional non-attorney INTA member for their professional achievements and leadership in the trademark industry.
Criteria	Eligible to Nominate		Eligible to Apply or Be Nominated
Awarded to one non-attorney INTA member in good standing who exhibits the highest degree of leadership, professionalism, dedication, and partnership in the trademark industry.	– Board of Directors and Counsel – INTA Foundation Board of Governors and Counsel – Past Presidents and Past Counsel – Committee Members – DEI Council, Global Advisory Council, Programming Advisory Council, and Research Advisory Council participants – Task Force and Project Team Members – INTA staff		Any non-attorney practitioner from any country who is employed at a member organization and who is in good standing with current membership and who has not previously won the TMA of the Year Award.
Tomorrow’s Leader Award Tomorrow’s Leader Award recognizes two outstanding young practitioners for their early leadership in the IP industry.
Eligible to Apply
Applicants must be employed at an INTA member organization in good standing (membership must be current). Applicants are restricted to members who have been practicing trademark law for not more than five years. Applications must meet the submission deadline. All published works must be the product of the author’s original thought and scholarship. Published works can include those that are co-authored. Young Practitioners from all countries are eligible to apply. Applicants cannot have previously been registered for an in-person Annual Meeting or Leadership Meeting. Applicants from the Young Practitioners Committee are not eligible to apply. Applicants who are not currently on any INTA committee are particularly encouraged to apply. Individuals who win the award once are ineligible to apply again.

INTA Officers will evaluate the nominations and select the President’s Award and INTA Service Award recipients. Members of the TMA Committee’s Leadership and Development subcommittee will review nominations and select the winner of the TMA of the Year Award. The Awards and Fellowship Subcommittee of the Young Practitioners Committee will evaluate and select the Tomorrow’s Leader Award recipients.

Please join us for the announcement of the 2024 INTA award winners during the 2024 Leadership Meeting, taking place November 12‒15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Nominations and applications are due no later than August 21, 2024.

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