INTA Dues FAQs. Why does my organizations hold the INTA membership? Can I join INTA as an individual?

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1 INTA Dues FAQs Why does my organizations hold the INTA membership? Can I join INTA as an individual? INTA is a trade association representing organizations, as opposed to a bar or professional association representing individuals. Some categories of professionals are permitted to join INTA as individuals, namely, sole practitioner professionals, full-time academic professors, full- or part-time students or students enrolled at a recognized academic institution and not currently employed at a Regular or Associate member and recent graduates who are currently unemployed. What is the difference between a Regular and Associate member? Regular members are organizations owning one or more trademarks or other marks. Associate members are organizations that provide services related to trademarks, related intellectual property and/or the laws of trademarks or related intellectual property. Associate members do not qualify for Regular membership even if they own one or more marks. Can more than one location of my organization be a member? Yes, for Regular and SME members that have more than one location, an unlimited number of locations may participate for a single fee. The unlimited location fee for Regular+ members is US $2,000 and for SME+ is US $1,200. This represents a new opportunity for members that was adopted by the Board of Directors in Associate members that have more than one location can also take advantage of the new dues options. For 2016, dues for an Associate member with one location are US $1,200. Each additional location is US $850 per location, up to a maximum of US $9,700 for Associate members with 11 or more locations. All individuals at your membership location will have access to INTA s member benefits. How do I pay dues for multiple locations at one time? Visit this link What is an INTA membership term? INTA membership is based on a calendar year, from January 1 through December 31.

2 The dues for my organization increased over last year. What is the reason for the increase? The last dues increase for INTA was ten years ago. The INTA Board of Directors voted in May 2015 (1) to raise dues for most categories for 2016 in order to support INTA s increasing advocacy activity; and (2) to review dues at least every other year to ensure they are in line with industry best practice. How do I add another office location to my global membership? If the office location is not an INTA member for the year 2015, please follow this link to complete the New Member Application. To start the process, please search for your organization or an affiliated organization. If your organization or affiliated organization is listed in the search results, please click on the umbrella name. 2

3 If your office is not listed, please click My organization is not listed here and follow the instructions to add your office to the existing umbrella. 3

4 If your office location is an INTA member for the year 2015, please follow this link to complete Membership Renewal. Only Designees or Administrators are permitted to renew; please Member Operations or call if you need assistance identifying your organization s designee or administrators. How do I add people to my organization roster? If you want to add yourself to a member organization roster, please follow this link and select Create an Account. You will need the company CID to complete the process. You can Member Operations or call to obtain your CID. 4

5 If you are the Designee or Administrator, follow this link to log in and select Related Individuals to remove or add employee. If you have more questions, please Member Operations or call