☐ Academic (Dues: No Fee)—persons qualified for regular or junior membership but who are full time professors in a law school approved by the Association of American Law Schools. Academic members are entitled to the privileges of the membership for which they are qualified.

 

☐  Foreign Lawyer Affiliate or Registered Foreign Patent/Trademark Attorney or Agent Affiliate (Dues $455.00)—persons who are not citizens of the US but are regularly recognized as members of the legal profession by the country of their citizenship, (or who are registered to practice before the National Patent and/or Trademark Office in their country of citizenship and/or the European Patent Office). Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  USPTO Professional Affiliate (Dues $90.00)—persons who are full-time USPTO patent examiners or other professional employees, but not qualified for regular or junior membership Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  Law Student/Graduate Affiliate (Dues $25.00)—persons who are regularly enrolled as candidates for a law degree from a school approved by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), or who have graduated and received a law degree within the past year from a school approved by AALS, and who would qualify for junior or regular membership if a member of the Bar. A person remains eligible for a law student/graduate affiliate membership for up to one year from his/her date of graduation from law school. If he/she becomes a member of the Bar within that one-year period, he/she may request transfer to Junior membership. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐ US Patent Agent Affiliate (Dues $395.00)—persons who are registered to practice before the USPTO for five years or more, who are not qualified for regular or junior membership, and who are members of good standing on the USPTO Registry of Patent Agents. If he/she becomes a member of the Bar qualified for Junior Membership at a later date, he/she may request transfer to Junior Membership. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  US Patent Agent Affiliate Membership (Junior) (Dues $180.00)—persons qualified for Patent Agent Affiliate Membership except they are registered to practice before the USPTO for less than five years. If he/she becomes a member of the Bar qualified for Junior Membership at a later date, he/she may request transfer to Junior Membership. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  Judicial (Dues $35.00)—persons who are employed full-time as a judge in any court, agency, or office of the US or any state or territory thereof or of the District of Columbia who have an interest in IP law. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  Government Affiliate (Dues $90.00)—persons qualified for patent agent or foreign affiliate membership who are full-time employees of a government, or persons who are not qualified for membership but are full-time professional employees of a government and whose role or department has responsibilities with respect to IP. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  IP Professional Affiliate (Dues $455.00)—persons who are not qualified for regular, junior, patent agent, foreign or USPTO professional affiliate membership, but who are engaged in the field of IP as professionals who negotiate and manage licensing, transactions, and technology transfer of IP assets; perform IP surveying, map or analyze IP portfolios, or  have responsibilities with respect to IP for a business entity. Not eligible to vote or hold office.

 

☐  IP Paralegal/Technical Advisor Affiliate (Dues $180.00)—persons who are not qualified for regular, junior, patent agent, foreign, or USPTO professional affiliate membership, but who are engaged in the field of IP substantively supporting the efforts of a person qualified for membership; specifically including technical advisors who assist with drafting patent applications and IP paralegals who assist with preparation of formal filing and litigation documents. Not eligible to vote or hold office.