TMAE Summit

Join the Trademark Administrators' Exchange (TMAE) and Alt Legal in Chicago for a dynamic, in-person event designed to sharpen your trademark expertise and expand your professional community. At the TMAE Summit, you’ll gain valuable insights from four substantive sessions, engage in lively roundtable discussions, and build relationships through both structured networking and more casual gatherings. With a balance of practical education and meaningful connection, the Summit will empower you to thrive as a trademark administrator and set you on the path to long-term career success.

Tentative schedule

Tuesday, September 16
8:00p-10:00: Opening reception sponsored by Alt Legal

Wednesday, September 17
9:00a-9:30: Registration, breakfast, and networking
9:30-9:45: Welcoming remarks
9:45-10:45: (Pending) CLE Session: Marking to the Same Beat: Aligning In-House Trademark Teams with Other Departments
10:45-11:00: Break and networking
11:00-12:00: (Pending) CLE Session: Before It Gets Lit(igated): Sober approaches to avoid litigation
12:00-1:30p: Lunch and roundtable discussions
1:30-2:30: (Pending) CLE Session: KPI Got This: Measuring Success for Trademark Team
2:30-2:35: Intro to Alt Legal 
2:35-3:15: Speed networking
3:15-3:30: Break and networking
3:30- 4:30: (Pending) CLE Session: Response‑Ability: Researching and Drafting Office Action Responses
4:30-6:00: Networking and reception
6:30-8:30: Optional Dine-Arounds

Thursday, September 18
10:45a: Optional Chicago boat tour

Learn More

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Financial Aid

Please complete and submit this form prior to registering for the TMAE Summit. If your application for financial aid is approved, we will issue you a discount code.

Self-Funding Scholarship

Thanks to a generous contribution from a TMA, we had a scholarship for one I ♡ Trademarks Conference attendee who would otherwise be purchasing their own ticket (without reimbursement from their firm or company). This scholarship has been awarded. 

Sponsors

Special thanks to the sponsors who made this conference possible.

All fees collected for this event are payable to and solely for the benefit and interest of the Trademark Administrators’ Exchange. By registering for TMAE Summit, you agree to our Terms.