Call for 2020 Award Nominations - International Trademark Association

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INTA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2020 President’s Award and INTA Service Awards. Perhaps this year more than any other, our Association, led by our dedicated volunteers, has successfully navigated some unique challenges and advanced our Association and the interests of the global intellectual property (IP) community. Join us in celebrating the achievements of fellow members by nominating those deserving of an INTA award.

The President’s Award acknowledges, with the profound appreciation of the global trademark and related IP community, those individuals of a member organization who, over the course of a career in trademark and related IP law, have epitomized our mission and made a lasting impact on our Association. In 2019, the recipients were Marion Heathcote (Davies Collison Cave, Australia) and Lara Kayode (O. Kayode & Co, Nigeria).

Three categories of INTA Service Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary service to the Association during the previous year: 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 2019 INTA Service Awards recipients.

Criteria and Eligibility Requirements

The President’s Award acknowledges the profound appreciation of the global trademark and related IP community to individuals of an INTA member organization who, over the course of a career in trademark and related IP law, have made a lasting impact on INTA and the Association’s mission. Click here to nominate.

Criteria	Eligible to Nominate	Eligible to Be Nominated
· 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 related IP law. the course of a career in trademark and related IP law, have made a lasting impact on INTA and the Association’s mission	· Board of Directors · Officers · Counsel · INTA Foundation · Board of Governors · Past Presidents and Past Counsel · Committee Members · Global Advisory · Council and Programming Advisory Council participants · Task Force and Project Team Members · INTA staff	Any individual representative of an INTA member organization

The three categories of INTA Service Awards recognize individuals and organizations that provide exemplary service to the Association. Click here to nominate.

Award	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 2018‒2021 Strategic Plan.	· Board of Directors · Officers · Counsel · INTA Foundation · Board of Governors · Past Presidents and Past Counsel · Committee Members · Global Advisory · Council and Programming 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 · Officers · Counsel · INTA Foundation · Board of Governors · Past Presidents and Past Counsel · Committee Members · Global Advisory Council and Programming Advisory Council participants · Task Force and Project Team Members · INTA staff	Any individual representative of 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 related 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

The INTA Officers will evaluate the nominations and select the award recipients. Please join us for the announcement of the 2020 INTA award winners during the 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting, taking place virtually November 16‒20.

Nominations are due no later than September 11, 2020. Click here to make your nominations!

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