AMMAN - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) Regional Office Executive Director, Charles Sha’ban, was appointed to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Bulletin Committee/Law & Practice - Middle East & Africa, as the nominees for the INTA committees for the 2008-2009 term were announced on September 25, 2007.
Meanwhile, AGIP’s Business Development Manager, Mahmoud Lattouf, will be serving on the Internet Committee/Registration Practice & DNS Administration Subcommittee and the Executive Director of Abu-Ghazaleh Legal, Samer Pharaon on the Middle East, Africa & South Asia Subcommittee of the Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee (ACEC).
The INTA committees, which are governed by the Board of Directors, are organized into two groups by function. The first is the ‘Education, Information and Services (EIS) Group’ which incorporates among many working committees the INTA Bulletin Committee. It provides consistently excellent education, information and services to the Association’s members, industry, trademark professionals, public officials and the general public around the world on trademarks and related issues.
The second is the ‘Policy Development and Advocacy (PDA) Group’ which incorporates the Internet Committee and the Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement Committee among others. It develops policies on critical trademark and related rights around the world, builds the worldwide influence of trademark owners and shapes public policy by advocating the Association’s positions in treaties, legislation, regulations and cases around the world.