MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGMemorandum of Understanding • September 24th, 2019
Contract Type FiledSeptember 24th, 2019Background: the International Trademark Association (INTA)’s working relationship with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) goes back several decades. The two organizations have collaborated on several efforts to improve and harmonize the legal framework and respect for trademarks and related rights. INTA, as an accredited non-governmental organization, has a collaboration agreement with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The Association meets regularly with WIPO Senior Management (an INTA delegation met with the Director General of WIPO on April 11, 2019; WIPO often attends INTA’s Annual Meeting). Furthermore, INTA provides resource persons to WIPO’s capacity building programs and participates in standing committees and working groups as an observer. The Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications is the main committee touching on trademark and design issues, but INTA’s representatives also attend meetings dealing