ITMA to become CITMA in November

The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) will add ‘Chartered’ to its name on November 24.

ITMA will become a chartered institute and therefore be known as the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA).

WIPR reported in April that ITMA was granted a Royal Charter during a meeting of the Privy Council held at Windsor Castle.

The Privy Council is a group of advisors to the Queen that takes decisions including the granting of charters, which give special status to incorporated bodies.

According to the council, granting a charter is a way of “incorporating a body … turning it from a collection of individuals into a single legal entity”.

Kate O’Rourke, president of ITMA, said: “This will be a momentous event for the profession and members of ITMA—soon to be CITMA. The Royal Charter will act as a further seal of quality for the work the profession does and the value it provides to business in the UK and across the globe.

“It will also enhance the role CITMA plays in the legal sector as the pre-eminent body for trademarks and designs in the UK.”