International Trademark Association Elects Deborah Hampton as 2026 President

Hollywood, Florida—November 18, 2025—The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the election of Deborah A. Hampton as the 2026 President of the Association and the Chair of its Board of Directors.

As Global Brand Enforcement & Trademark Leader at The Chemours Company (USA), Ms. Hampton is responsible for managing the company’s brand portfolio and developing and implementing global strategies to protect and enforce its brands, copyrights, domain names and trade dress against infringement and counterfeiting.

Ms. Hampton will assume her one-year term on January 1, 2026, succeeding Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, Vice President, Innovation Law: Trademarks, Copyrights, and Brand Protection at Bristol Myers Squibb Company (USA).

“I’m truly honored by the membership’s trust in me as we begin rolling out our 2026-2029 Strategic Plan together. I look forward to teaming up with our passionate volunteers and staff to push INTA’s advocacy work ahead and ensure our Association continues to make an impact,” said Ms. Hampton. “I’m also proud to represent and lead INTA as the first Trademark Administrator with an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate from a post-baccalaureate graduate program.”

“On behalf of the INTA community, I am pleased to welcome Deborah as our 2026 President. We are all going benefit from Deborah’s passion for the advancement of intellectual property and dedication to INTA, where she has already contributed so much of her time and expertise,” said INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo. “Next year will be a pivotal year for our Association and I look forward to working with Deborah on the implementation of our new 2026–2029 Strategic Plan.”

Ms. Hampton is also a member of the Executive Board of the Wilmington (DE) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and serves as the chapter Parliamentarian and Co-Chair of the Policies and Procedures Committee. In 2024 she was elected to the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association’s College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Advisory Board. She is featured in Chapter Eight of the book, Lessons from the Top Paralegal Experts: The 15 Most Successful Paralegals in America and What You Can Learn from Them, by Carole A. Bruno. She has served two terms on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has also served on a number of advisory boards for paralegal programs and taught a webinar on trademark prosecution for NALA, The Paralegal Association, for over 13 years.

Ms. Hampton joined Chemours in 2015, following roles at Elizabeth Arden, L Brands, Agere Systems, and AT&T. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati and an ABA-Approved Paralegal Certificate from Adelphi University’s now disbanded Paralegal Program.

Within INTA, Ms. Hampton previously held the role of 2025 President Elect, is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Board and is also the Chair of the Planning Committee. An active member since 1983, she previously served on the Board of Directors, participated on numerous committees, and served as Chair of the Trademark Administrators Committee, Finance Committee (of the Board of Directors), and the Belonging and Inclusion Council. Ms. Hampton has twice served as Co-Chair for the Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting.

The Board elected Ms. Hampton and the 2026 INTA Officers and Counsel during its quarterly Board meeting, held today during the Association’s 2025 Leadership Meeting in Hollywood, Florida, USA. More than 1,500 registrants from 85 jurisdictions are participating in the Meeting.

The 2026 Officers are:

• President: Deborah A. Hampton, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (USA)
• President-Elect: Marlou van de Braak, Heineken International B.V. (the Netherlands)
• First Vice President: Sergio Barragan, PepsiCo, Inc. (Mexico)
• Second Vice President: Debra Hughes, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (USA)
• Treasurer: Michael Moore, Mattel, Inc. (USA)
• Secretary: Axel Nordemann, Nordemann Czychowski & Partner (Germany)
• Counsel: Rachelle Dubow, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (USA)

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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