Call For Papers: Fourth Annual INTA Trademark Scholarship Symposium

The International Trademark Association (“INTA”) is pleased to host the Fourth Annual Trademark Scholarship Symposium during the 135th INTA Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The Symposium will take place on Monday, May 6, 2013 as part of INTA’s Academic Day and is an opportunity for trademark scholars from around the world (including part-time and full-time professors, graduate and post-graduate students) to participate in small group discussions of scholarly works-in-progress. Each selected scholar will present their project in a workshop setting, receive comments, and engage in a dialogue with other academic scholars and accomplished trademark practitioners.  

Please send an abstract (approximately 300 words) describing a current trademark or unfair competition scholarship project to Signe H. Naeve at SNaeve@uw.edu by February 1, 2013. The Task Force will then select a maximum of 8 projects to be presented at the Symposium, grouped into related topics or themes. Selections will be announced by February 15, 2013.  For each selected project, a working draft of the paper (10-20 pages) must be submitted by April 1, 2013. There is no publication obligation.

Participants will receive complimentary enrollment in the Academic Day program, including an all-professor panel exploring boundaries of trademark law, a trademark professor luncheon discussing trademark blogging, a reception and other networking opportunities. Additional expenses are the speaker’s responsibility. For INTA membership and Annual Meeting registration information, please contact Carin Diep-Dixon at cdiep@inta.org.

The Symposium is organized by the INTA Professor Task Force: