TMAE Summit 2026

Join the Trademark Administrators' Exchange (TMAE) and Alt Legal in New York 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

Monday, October 19
4:00p-6:00: Opening reception sponsored by Alt Legal

Tuesday, October 20
9:00a-9:30: Registration, breakfast, and networking
9:30-9:45: Welcoming remarks
9:45-10:45: Take Back (Quality) Control: Maintaining Healthy Trademark Operations Practices
10:45-11:00: Break and networking
11:00-12:00: Secret Agent Plan: Transforming Trademark Workflows with AI Agents
12:00p-1:30: Lunch and roundtable discussions
1:30-2:30: Foreign Exchanges: Streamlining Communications with Local Counsel
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: House of Marks: Keeping Your Brand Strategy from Collapsing
4:30-6:00: Networking and reception
6:30-8:30: Optional Dine-Arounds

Wednesday, October 21 (Additional Fee, Limited Capacity)
9:00a-9:30: Breakfast and networking
9:30-10:45: Workshop Session 1
10:45-11:00 Break and networking
11:00-12:15p Workshop Session 2
12:15-1:15 Lunch and networking
1:15-1:30 Final thoughts and closing
2:30-4:30 Tour and networking (offsite)
4:30-5:30 Social hour and snacks (offsite)

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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.

Sponsors

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.