The event provides an overview of the INTA Committees. In particular, how committees work and how they support INTA’s mission; when and how to apply; and tips for successful application. Further, we discuss what to do if you do not get on a Committee.

Moderator:
Annie Allison, Haynes and Boone, LLP (United States)

Speakers:  
Ken King, International Trademark Association (United States)
Randi Mustello, International Trademark Association (United States)
Heather Steinmeyer, International Trademark Association (United States)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

This program covers hot-button ethics issues that IP attorneys confront on a regular basis. Topics include:

Ethics issues arising from use of AI in IP practices
Confidentiality and privilege in IP cases, including issues arising from protective order violations
Duty of loyalty and conflict issues
Duties related to candor to the USPTO and courts
Duties regarding third parties
USPTO rules and disciplinary decisions

Speaker
Michelle Galloway, Of Counsel, Cooley LLP (USA)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

Plan to attend this INTA annual favorite and hear Trademark Reporter (TMR) authors Ted Davis and John L. Welch deliver a concise analysis of key decisions rendered by U.S. federal and state courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board for the year of Lanham Act administration (approximately July 2023–June 2024) and thereafter. And be sure to check out the United States Annual Review: The Seventy-Seventh Year of Administration of the Lanham Act of 1946, published in the TMR, Vol. 115, No. 1.

Speakers:

Ted Davis, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (USA)
John L. Welch, Counsel, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. (USA)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

This session is tailored to mid-level intellectual property (IP) lawyers aspiring to reach the partner level at their firms. It will focus on crucial skills and strategies for business development, cultivating relationships, networking, and defining a personal brand to enhance career progression.

Moderator: 

Jim Scott, Founder, Privus PLC (USA)

Speakers:

Juan Berton Moreno, Partner, Berton Moreno IP Law (Argentina)
Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office (China)
Chrystal Dare, Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery (Australia)
Raffaele Ranieri, Partner, Notarbartolo & Gervasi (Italy)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

Plan to attend this popular INTA event and hear Trademark Reporter authors Tom Scourfield, Jordi Güell, and Alicja Zalewska-Orabona deliver a concise analysis of key decisions rendered by courts in 2024 (and thereafter) in the European Union (at both the EU and national levels), the United Kingdom, and other European jurisdictions. And be sure to check out the Annual Review of European Trademark Law: 2024 in Review, published in the TMR, Vol. 115, No. 2.

Speakers:

Jordi Güell, Partner, Güell IP (Spain)
Tom Scourfield, Co-Head of the International IP Group and UK Chair of the Consumer Products Sector Group, CMS (UK)
Alicja Zalewska-Orabona, Partner, CMS (Poland)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge was ratified in May 2024. Our panel will explore the Treaty’s implications for the future of intellectual property rights; provide an overview of Indigenous Rights, Traditional Knowledge, and Traditional Cultural Expressions; and share relevant background on the 25 years of negotiations that resulted in the Treaty’s adoption. The panel will also explore issues relating to the adoption of the Treaty, developments in connection with WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee meetings, and how ratification of the Treaty may shift the global dialogue and national treatment of Indigenous Rights and Indigenous Peoples, including how key regions have already responded.

Moderator:

Michael Pampalone, Founder & Principal, Dahan Pampalone LLC (USA)

Speakers:

Isabella Estabile, Partner, Marinello Advogados (Brazil)
Edwina Lewis, A/g General Manager, Policy and Stakeholders Group, IP Australia (Australia)
Wend Wendland, Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO (Switzerland)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

Moderator:

Jenny Simmons, Senior Associate Senior Director, Government Affairs, INTA (USA)

Speaker:

Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USA)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

Should Geographical Indications (GIs) have protection commensurate with trademarks in the Domain Name System (DNS)? Recent European Union legislation, extending the protection of GIs to use within the DNS, and the upcoming ICANN Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Review have created urgency around the issue. Many in the GI and brand communities argue that a framework is necessary to ensure consistency in protection and to safeguard legitimate user and consumer interests. How will governments, brands, and the domain industry manage this issue? Our panelists will discuss the goals, challenges, and possible solutions when balancing GI and trademark protection in the DNS.

Moderator:

Madhu Rewari, Partner, Anand and Anand Advocates (India)

Speakers:

Marie-Anne Humbert, Head of the Legal Department, Comité Champagne (France)
Lindesay Low, Deputy Director, Legal Affairs, The Scotch Whisky Association (Scotland)
Susan Payne, Head of Legal Policy, Com Laude Group (UK)
Jane Seager, Partner, Hogan Lovells (France)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

In this session, registrants will get an opportunity to hear from a panel of experts, including a judge and leading litigators from India, on several contemporary topics, through discussion on recent case laws in the country. Our panel will analyze recent trends in jurisprudence related to the protection of copyrights and personality rights in the backdrop of AI-created works, enforcement of IP in the fashion industry, dynamic injunctions to curb hydra-headed infringers in cyberspace, how litigation costs and damages are acting as a deterrence to infringers in India, and if third party license agreements can be disclosed in the adjudication of SEPs/FRAND disputes. Join us for a riveting discussion and gain valuable insights.

Moderator: 

Gauri Kumar, India and South Asia Consultant, INTA (India)

Speakers:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal, Delhi High Court (India)
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Saurabh Banerjee, Delhi High Court (India)
MS Bharath, Founder and Managing Partner, KRIA Law (India)
Suhrita Majumdar, Partner, S. Majumdar & Co. (India)

Pre-recorded from INTA's 2025 Annual Meeting

Unfair competition laws are key in protecting trademark and related rights yet differ dramatically from one jurisdiction to another and have changed significantly in recent years. Join our panelists from Asia Pacific, the European Union, the United States, and Latin America for an overview of unfair competition laws in key jurisdictions followed by a discussion of recent changes and developments related to unfair competition law; new categories of conduct regulated in some jurisdictions; parties the laws potentially reach; geographic reach of the laws; potential remedies; emerging trends, issues, and challenges of the globalized economy; and alternative approaches and best practices.

Moderator: 

Jan Jensen, Principal, Jensen Law Firm (USA)

Speakers:

Valerie Calloway, Chief Trademark Counsel, IBM (USA)
Juan Qi, Head of IP, ByteDance (China)
Daniela Thompson S. Martinez, Head of IP, Natura (Brazil)
Marina Torregrosa Santana, In-House Counsel, HARIBO Group (Luxembourg)