The ECTA General Committee Elections are now open! If you are a member, please refer to the official communication you have received or login to your ECTA account to find the link to apply. If you are not yet a member, please apply for membership first.

Being a Committee member is the best opportunity to get the most out of our association: you will enhance your network, expand your knowledge, contribute directly to impactful IP projects, and may represent ECTA at initiatives with key stakeholders like EUIPO, WIPO, and the European Commission.

How to Apply:

If you are interested, please ensure your 2025 ECTA membership is renewed before applying and review the following documents:

• ECTA Committee Member Expectation Sheet
• ECTA Bulletin article on General Committee Elections 2025
• Overview of our Committees

The Committee term is two years (2025-2027), with a maximum of six consecutive years allowed on the same Committee (three terms of two years each). Kindly check your eligibility by reviewing your term in the ‘My Profile’ section on the ECTA website. If ineligible, you may apply to a different Committee or re-apply to your current one after a two-year break.

Committee membership is not automatically renewed - current Committee members who have not reached this limit must re-apply if they wish to continue on the same Committee.

Important: You may join only ONE Committee as involvement in ECTA Committee activities requires a significant time investment! In your application, please indicate your first and second Committee choices (if your first choice is unavailable, you will be considered for your second choice), outline your expertise and any previous involvement with ECTA and what you plan to achieve during the Committee term. Please bear in mind that acceptance into Committees is not guaranteed. During the assessment process your past involvement in ECTA activities, if any, and expressed motivation for a specific Committee will be taken into account.

The deadline for applications is 14 February 2025 (no late applications will be accepted). You will be notified of the outcome in May 2025. The newly composed Committees will start operating on 1 July 2025, with the first meeting at the ECTA Autumn Meeting in Lyon (France) in October 2025.

*Patent Committee: This Committee has just been established and is already at full capacity, so new applications will only be accepted in the next election round (2027). Current members will continue automatically and do not need to re-apply.
*Mediation Committee: This Committee has just been established, current members will serve until 2027 and do not need to re-apply. However, we may accept a few new applications in this election round.
*SME Task Force: The SME Task Force will become a Link Committee as of July 2025, thus (re-)application for the task force is not possible. SME-Link members will be nominated by the legal Committees after the elections.

We look forward to receiving your application!