Membership
Associate Member
Associate Any Person providing services related to trademarks, related intellectual property and/or the laws of trademarks or related intellectual property shall be eligible solely for Associate Membership. The use or ownership of one or more trademarks or other marks shall not qualify such Person for Regular Membership. Persons eligible for Associate Membership include but are not limited to duly licensed attorneys; law firms; trademark agencies and agents registered to practice before any governmental trademark office or patent office; chambers of commerce; trade and membership associations; design firms and designers; advertising agencies and public relations firms; domain name registrars and registries; and trademark search firms and investigation firms. A person that is eligible for Government Membership shall not be eligible for Associate Membership.
Associate+ |
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| All offices/affiliates grouped under an organization’s umbrella are entitled to membership.
Best option for organizations with more than eleven (11) office/affiliate locations. |
US $12,200 |
Associate |
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| One office of an organization is entitled to membership. | US $1,591 |
Associate “add-on” |
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| Office locations 2 – 11 of an organization that has already paid for one Associate membership (US $1,545) is entitled to reduced rate.
This will also entitle office/affiliate location 12 (and all subsequent offices/affiliate locations) grouped under an organization’s umbrella to Associate+ membership at no additional cost. |
US $1,061 |
Individual Associate Individual Associate Members that are not employed by or affiliated with a firm or other organization. Examples include one attorney practicing by him or herself, regardless of other administrative staff (receptionists, secretaries, paralegals and trademark administrators) that may be employed. This category is designed to recognize the economic pressures that can affect an individual practitioner and does not apply to an attorney who may be the only practicing trademark attorney within a larger firm. Firms with multiple locations do not qualify for this rate.
Individual Associate |
US $690 |
Nonprofit (Associate) Persons eligible for Associate Membership that are nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit (Associate) |
US $902 |
Transitional Any individual formerly eligible as or employed by a current Regular or Associate Member who becomes unemployed by such Member shall be eligible for Transitional Membership. Transitional Membership shall be limited to an initial term of six months from the date of such unemployment, renewable for one additional 6-month term.
Transitional |
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| One six month membership for an individual currently not employed, and renewable for only one additional six month term. | US $106 |
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