INTA Presents Maury Tepper with President’s Award, Announces 2025 Volunteer Awards Recipients

Hollywood, Florida—November 18, 2025—The International Trademark Association (INTA) proudly announced the recipients of its 2025 volunteers awards at a ceremony held today as part of its 2025 Leadership Meeting, taking place this week in Hollywood, Florida. The ceremony honored those who have made outstanding contributions to the Association and global intellectual property (IP) community.

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of INTA’s most prestigious honor, the President’s Award, to Maury Tepper of Tepper & Eyster (USA). The President’s Award reflects the global IP community’s profound appreciation of certain distinguished INTA members who, over the course of their career, have made a lasting impact on the Association and its mission.

Mr. Tepper has been an active INTA volunteer for more than 25 years. He has served as Counsel, a member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Legislation and Regulatory Analysis Committee, Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Trademark Office Practices Committee–USPTO Subcommittee, and Co-Chair of the North America Global Advisory Committee.

He has participated in drafting and commenting on several important legislative and regulatory initiatives affecting trademarks, including the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, the FDA’s Trademark Pilot Program, and the American Inventors Protection Act.

Mr. Tepper is also a founding member of the INTA Political Action Committee and has served on the INTA PAC Board for many years. He has also served on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including as Chair.

“It is a real honor to present this year’s President’s Award to Maury, he is a titan in the global IP community,” said INTA President Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, who hosted the awards ceremony. “He is one of the most persuasive leaders in our community and one of the nicest humans you’ve ever met—this makes him one of the most influential people in our Association and industry.”

In addition to the President’s Award, INTA presented the following awards:

• Advancement of Association Objectives Award: This award was presented collectively to Diana Arredondo, Amazon, Inc. (USA), Orietta Blanco Miniño (Dominican Republic), Michael Geller, DLA Piper LLP (USA), and Chun Wright, Law Office of Chun Wright (USA)
• INTA Membership Champion Award: Yang Wang, Jiangsu New & High Trademark Agency P.R.C. (China)
• INTA Members for a Better Society Award: Shoko Naruo, Thompson Coburn LLP (USA)
• Trademark Administrator (TMA) of the Year Award: Kristen Merker, Netflix (USA)
• Tomorrow’s Leader Award: Grace Mahuza, Extent Corporate Advisory (Tanzania) and Thomas Baetens, CO & DELARUE (Belgium)

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 6,600 organizations, representing more than 38,000 individuals (trademark owners, professionals, and academics) from 182 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, Dubai, Santiago, Singapore, and the Washington, D.C., Metro Area, and representatives in Nairobi and New Delhi. For more information, visit inta.org.

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