TUESDAY | November 14, 2023
7:45 am - 8:00 am | IP and Recession Task Force (by invitation only) | Memorial |
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8:45 am - 9:15 am | Annual Meeting of Members | Texas Ballroom, Salon H |
9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Open Innovation Challenge (by invitation only) | Scot Cotton |
9:30 am - 4:00 pm | Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only) | Texas Ballroom, Salons F, G |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Workshop—Building Your Brand: Finding, Establishing, and Growing Your Network | Texas Ballroom, Salons B, C |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Briargrove AB |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Academic Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Westchase |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Brands for a Better Society Committee (Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek A |
2:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Right of Publicity Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Briargrove AB |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Brands for a Better Society Committee (Full) | Hunters Creek A |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Welcome and Awards Ceremony | Texas Ballroom, Salons A–C |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Welcome and Awards Reception | Altitude Rooftop & Pool |
WEDNESDAY | November 15, 2023
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
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8:00 am - 9:30 am | Leadership Lab: Training Sessions for 2024–2025 Committee Leadership | River Oaks A |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Finance for Non-Finance Legal Professionals Program—Part 1 | Texas Ballroom, Salons B, C |
8:00 am - 8:45 am | Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (Leadership) | Montrose A |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Copyright Committee (Leadership Only) | Houston Ballroom III |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Global Advisory Council: Middle East | Galveston A |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Canadian Intellectual Property Office Subcommittee | Liberty A |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Latin America and Carribean Subcommittee | Montrose B |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Public Information Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Briargrove A |
8:30 am - 9:15 am | Anticounterfeiting Committee (Leadership) | Houston Ballroom I-II |
8:45 am - 10:00 am | Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (Full) | Montrose A |
8:45 am - 10:00 am | Internet Committee: 22-23 and 24-25 Leadership | Galveston B |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | 2024 President & Counsel Orientation | Parker Boardroom |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Copyright Committee (Subcommittees) | Houston Ballroom III |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Global Advisory Council: Europe | Galveston A |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee (Leadership) | Liberty A |
9:00 am - 10:30 am | Enforcement Committee (Full) | Texas A |
9:15 am - 11:15 am | Anticounterfeiting Committee Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom I-II |
9:30 am - 10:00 am | Capsule Keynote | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
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10:00 am - 11:00 am | Global Advisory Council: Europe | Galveston A |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pro Bono Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek B |
10:15 am - 11:15 am | General Session—Intellectual Property in New Digital Ecosystems | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
10:15 am - 11:45 am | Leadership Lab—Wrap-Up for 2022—2023 Committee Leadership | River Oaks A |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Enforcement Committee (Leadership) | Texas A |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Africa and Middle East TMO Relations Subcommittee | Liberty A |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | General Session—IP Enforcement and New Technologies: An Opportunity or a Complexity? | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | DEI Council Meeting | Galveston A |
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | ODR Task Force | Liberty B |
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Lunch | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Idea Exchange—A Peek Behind the Curtain | Texas Ballroom, Salons B, C |
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Leadership Bootcamp—Houston, We Have a Problem | River Oaks A |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Copyright Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom III |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Food and Beverage Industry Group | Galleria Boardroom |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Global Advisory Council: Latin America | Montrose A |
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Unfair Competition Committee (Full) | River Oaks B |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | 2024 New Board of Directors Orientation | Texas G |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Indigenous Rights Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Westchase |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Internet Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek A |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Publications Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek B |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Research Advisory Council | Galveston B |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Unreal Campaign Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom I |
1:00pm–3:15pm | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Examination Guidelines Subcommittee | Memorial |
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Project Team | River Oaks C |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Emerging Issues Committee (Leadership) | Emerging Issues Committee (Leadership) |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Non-Traditional Marks Committee (Leadership) | Texas H |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Panel of Trademark Mediators | Meyerland B |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Task Force on Extraterritoriality Survey | Liberty B |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | General Session—Navigating the Nexus: Exploring the Interplay Between Trade Secrets and Artificial Intelligence | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Canada Subcommittee | Houston Ballroom III |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: China Subcommittee | Anticounterfeiting Committee: China Subcommittee |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Houston Ballroom III |
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Eastern Europe and Central Asia Subcommittee | Houston Ballroom III |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Latin America and Caribbean Subcommittee | Montrose A |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Middle East and Africa Subcommittee | Liberty A |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: United States Subcommittee | Meyerland A |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Western Europe Subcommittee | Briargrove B |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Unfair Competition Committee (Leadership) | River Oaks B |
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Idea Exchange—Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) Update and Informal Discussion with Director General Mesmin Pierre | River Oaks A |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online Platform Industry Group | Briargrove A |
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Leadership Development Committee (Leadership) | Kingwood AB |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Emerging Issues Committee (Subcommittees) | Houston Ballroom I |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Practice Guides: Principal Editors only | Galveston A |
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Designs Committee (Leadership) | Hunters Creek A |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Law Firm Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Houston Ballroom II |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Non-Traditional Marks Committee (Full) | Texas B-C |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Young Practitioners Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek B |
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Leadership Development Committee (Full) | Kingwood AB |
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm | General Session—Name, Image, and Likeness Rights: A Mock License Negotiation | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Current and Former Board Member Reception (by invitation only) | Scot Cotton |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Anticounterfeiting Policy Global Project Team | Westchase |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Customs Global Project Team | Memorial |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: Online Global Project Team | Montrose B |
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Industry Group | Briargrove A |
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Emerging Issues Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom I |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Designs Committee (Full) | Hunters Creek A |
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | INTA Political Action Committee (PAC) Reception | Texas Ballroom, Salon G |
THURSDAY | November 16, 2023
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am | Finance for Non-Finance Legal Professionals Program—Part 2 | Texas Ballroom, Salons B, C |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | The Trademark Reporter Committee (Leadership) | Westchase |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Programming Advisory Council | Montrose B |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Geographical Indications Committee (Leadership) | Meyerland A |
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Legislation and Regulation Committee: (Leadership) | Galveston A |
8:00 am - 2:00 pm | Brands and Innovation Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek A |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Briargrove B |
8:30 am - 10:00 am | Data Protection Committee: 22-23 and 24-25 Leadership | Galleria Boardroom |
8:45 am - 10:00 am | The Trademark Reporter Committee (Full) | Westchase |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | 2024 Officers’ Meeting | Parker Boardroom |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Financial Services Industry Group | River Oaks B |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Geographical Indications Committee (Subcommittees) | Meyerland A |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Parallel Imports Committee (Full) | Memorial |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Madrid System Subcommittee | Fort Bend A |
9:30 - 12:30 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
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9:30 am - 10:00 am | Capsule Keynote | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Geographical Indications Committee (Full) | Meyerland A |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Parallel Imports Committee (Leadership) | Memorial |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: EUIPO Subcommittee | Fort Bend A |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: India IPO Subcommittee | Liberty A |
10:15 am - 11:15 am | General Session—The Barbie Brand and DEI | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
10:15 am - 11:45 am | Leadership Lab—Wrap Up for 2022–2023 Committee Leadership | Montrose A |
10:15 am - 11:45 am | INTA Foundation Board of Directors | Galveston A |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Anticounterfeiting Committee: South Asia Subcommittee | Fort Bend B |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Bad Faith Task Force | Galveston B |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Brand Restrictions Committee (Leadership) | Kingwood AB |
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Practice Guides: Anticounterfeiting | Liberty B |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | General Session—The Front Lines of Sustainability | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Brand Restrictions Committee (Subcommittees) | Kingwood AB |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Trademark Office Practices Committee: TM5 Subcommittee | Kingwood AB |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Idea Exchange: Mission Driven IP Professionals–The Role of the IP Professional in Corporate CSR Strategy | River Oaks A |
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Leadership Lab—Training Sessions for 2024–2025 Committee Leadership | Montrose A |
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Lunch | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
12:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Workshop—How to Build and Future-Proof Your Team Through Times of Change | Texas Ballroom, Salons B, C |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Planning Committee Meeting | Galveston A |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Trademark Office Practices Committee: European National Offices Subcommittee | Liberty B |
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Data Protection Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom I |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | In-House Practitioners Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Westchase |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | Professional Development Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Meyerland A |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | Trademark Administrators Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | River Oaks B |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | INTA Bulletins Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom II |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | Trademark Office Practices Committee: USPTO Subcommittee | Fort Bend B |
1:30pm - 3:00pm | Building Bridges Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Hunters Creek A |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Fashion Industry Group | River Oaks A |
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Brand Restrictions Committee (Full) | Kingwood AB |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | General Session—Can You Always Get What You Want? Challenges in the Latin America and Caribbean Region | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Leadership Bootcamp—Houston, We Have a Problem | Montrose A |
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Energy Industry Group | Memorial |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | North America Roundtables Project Team | Galleria Boardroom |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Global Advisory Council: China | Galveston A |
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3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Global Advisory Council: India | Galveston B |
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | International Amicus Committee (Full) | River Oaks C |
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Young Professionals Advisory Group (YPAG) | Liberty A |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Commercialization of Brands Committee (Full) | Houston Ballroom I |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Trade Secrets Committee (Leadership) | Liberty B |
3:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Legislation and Regulation Committee (Full and Subcommittees) | Texas F-G |
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm | General Session—Don’t Tell Me What to Do! How Brands Can Navigate the Choppy Waters of Brand Restrictions Around the World | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Presidential Task Force 2023: Unlocking IP | Fort Bend A |
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Brands for a Better Society Committee (Leadership) | Galleria Boardroom |
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | INTA Foundation Barbie-Themed Fundraiser | Scot Cotton |
FRIDAY | November 17, 2023
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
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8:00 am - 9:30 am | INTA PAC Capitol Club Breakfast (by invitation only) | Scot Cotton |
8:00 am - 10:00 am | Trademark Office Practices Committee: Asia Pacific and China Subcommittee | Montrose A |
8:30 am - 10:00 am | Resources Group Meeting | Texas F-G |
8:30 am - 10:00 am | Communications Group Meeting | Memorial |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Alcohol and Tobacco Industry Group | Hunters Creek B |
9:30 am - 10:30 am | Geographical Indications in the Domain Name System | River Oaks A |
9:30 am - 10:30 am | PAC Board Meeting | River Oaks A |
9:30 am–10:00 am | Capsule Keynote—Intellectual Property, Sustainability, and Global Challenges | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
9:30 am - 12:30 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
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10:15 am - 11:15 am | Global Advisory Council Co-Chairs and Staff Liaisons Meeting | Hunters Creek A |
10:15 am - 11:15 am | General Session—Is Data an IP Right? Best Practices and Risk Mitigation to Protect this Valuable Asset | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | General Session—Using Data to Support In-House Objectives | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
11:30 am - 12:30 am | Group Officers, Program Advisory Council Leadership and Group Coordinators Meeting | Parker Boardroom |
12:00 pm - 2:00pm | Family Event—Playtime Party | Scot Cotton |
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Lunch | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Global Advisory Council: North America | Galleria Boardroom |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Women’s LeadershIP Initiative Project Team | Hunters Creek B |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Advocacy Group meeting | Texas F-G |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Professional Headshot Photo Booth (Register here) | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | General Session—Industrial Design Protection: A Comparative Look at the Standards for Eligibility | Texas Ballroom, Salons D, E |
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Closing Cocktails | Houston Ballroom, Salons IV-VII and Houston Foyer |
