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Lobby organisation

International Trademark Association

Business / industry · Business federations & chambers · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, International Trademark Association appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer trust, economic growth, and innovation. INTA’s members are more than 6,500 organizations from 185 countries. The Association's member organizations represent some 34,350 trademark professionals and include brand owners from major corporations as well as…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party655%
Renew Europe436%
Socialists & Democrats19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
2
2025
7
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Dirk Gotink
3 meetings · EPP
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
2 meetings · Renew
Arba Kokalari
1 meeting · EPP
Bart Groothuis
1 meeting · Renew
Laura Ballarín Cereza
1 meeting · S&D

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Apr 2026Ilhan Kyuchyukexchange of views on key legal and policy issues where IP and EU legal frameworks intersect
19 Jun 2025Dirk GotinkIntellectual property rights
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
24 Apr 2025Dóra DávidChallenges of IP in the digital/online space and its role in European Competitiveness
23 Apr 2025Dirk GotinkEU customs legislation, counterfeit goods
21 Mar 2025Laura Ballarín CerezaAfrica, Deveopment, Intellectual Property
5 Feb 2025Dirk GotinkEU customs legislation, e-commerce
29 Jan 2025Jeannette BaljeuCustoms Union
2 Dec 2024Ilhan KyuchyukSignificance of IP rights
17 Oct 2024Arba KokalariIntellectual property
26 Mar 2021Bart Groothuismeeting on NIS report

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