INTA’s 2025 Annual Meeting Officially Its Largest Post-Covid Gathering

New York, New York—May 6, 2025—The International Trademark Association (INTA) hit a milestone this week with more than 9,800 registrants signing up so far for its upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting. This solidifies the Association’s 147th Annual Meeting as its largest gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the registrants are brand owners and professionals, government officials, business leaders, judges, and academics from 139 jurisdictions. This year’s Annual Meeting will take place in San Diego, California, from May 17 to May 21.

Registration numbers have grown steadily each year since the pandemic. After two years of virtual meetings, INTA hosted its hosted more than 5,500 registrants at its 2022 Annual Meeting in-person in Washington, D.C. Close to 8,000 registrants participated in the 2023 Annual Meeting held in Singapore. The following year, the Association held its 2024 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, and increased registration numbers to just over 9,700. Continuing this upward trend, the 2025 Annual Meeting has now surpassed the prior years’ attendance.

In terms of regional representation, North America leads with 3,428 registrants, followed by Europe (2,543) and East Asia and Pacific (1,806). Registrations from the United States are highest at 3,146, followed by China (586), the United Kingdom (553), Germany (463), and India (348). Rounding out the top 10 countries are Japan (270), Canada (255), Mexico (244), Brazil (220), and France (209).

The Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity for intellectual property (IP) professionals to learn, network, expand their client base, meet with external counsel from around the world, and benchmark with peers, all in one location over a five-day period.

Close to 1,000 corporate representatives will be attending this year’s Meeting. Many brands are sending large delegations. Amazon.com, Inc.; Apple Inc.; Caterpillar Inc.; Google; Ford Motor Company; HP Inc.; Major League Baseball; Merck & Co., Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; NBC Universal Media, LLC; Suntory Global Spirits Inc.; and Qualcomm Incorporated are among those sending seven or more team members.

The Annual Meeting is also an opportunity to meet and build relationships with officials at IP offices and other government agencies. So far, more than 160 government representatives will attend the Meeting, many of whom are also leading educational sessions.

“Many Annual Meeting registrants do more business and client acquisition during this week than they do during the rest of the year!” said INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo. “The INTA Annual Meeting remains the premier event of the year for IP professionals to engage in cutting-edge IP-related educational programming, grow their professional networks, advance in their careers, and do business. I look forward to welcoming everyone to San Diego in a couple of weeks for another world-class Annual Meeting.”

Learn more and register for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

About the International Trademark Association
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and complementary intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer trust, economic growth, and innovation, and committed to building a better society through brands. Members include more than 6,700 organizations, representing more than 37,000 individuals (trademark owners, professionals, and academics) from 181 countries, who benefit from the Association’s global trademark resources, policy development, education and training, and international network. Founded in 1878, INTA is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Beijing, Brussels, Santiago, Singapore, and the Washington, D.C., Metro Area, and representatives in Amman, Nairobi, and New Delhi. For more information, visit inta.org.

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International Trademark Association
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