International Trademark Association Launches Redesigned Website.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has officially launched the redesign of its website, www.inta.org. The goals of the redesign process are to better define and express the Association's brand identity, to incorporate current best practices in technology and usability, and provide a website equal or superior to that of any peer institution.

Some of the enhancements to the site include an easy-to-read navigation bar, a search engine, a section on the homepage that alerts visitors about new information on the site, more relevant and practical online content, frequently asked questions and a glossary.

In addition to some of the new features of the site, this week's headlines include:

-- Brand Names Education Foundation (BNEF) 2002 Annual Report

The 2002 Annual Report for BNEF (INTA's Foundation) is now online. Find out about BNEF's progress with its events and programs tailored to further the education of brand awareness. Download the Annual Report from the home page of INTA's homepage, www.bnef.org or INTA's homepage, www.inta.org.

-- WIPO Symposium

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is organizing a Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, which will take place July 9 - 11, 2003 in San Francisco, California. For the full program and registration information, please visit INTA's priority page dedicated to this issue, at www.inta.org/gis.

-- 125th Annual Meeting Review

INTA recently celebrated its 125th Anniversary with its first Annual Meeting held outside North America, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Meeting featured four days packed with educational sessions, compelling presentations and entertaining social events, and attracted a record number of attendees from the European Union, INTA's second largest growing community. For a full review of the Meeting, including a photo album, visit www.inta.org/annual/2003.html.

The redesign of the website began in August 2002 and spanned ten months of work by more than 100 members and staff who represented INTA's community across 170 countries.

Visitors to the new site may send their comments to [e-mail].

To see how the INTA website has evolved since 1996, when the Association first established its presence on the Web, visit http://www.inta.org/about/sitehistory.html.

About INTA

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is an association of more than 4,300 trademark owners and professionals, from more than 170 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce. For more information on the Association and its goals, visit the INTA website at www.inta.org

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