If you’re a patent professional, you should join NAPP®!

NAPP® membership gives you…

• Connection and community.
• Professional development and education.
• The NAPP mentor/mentee program.
• Networking and career-building opportunities.
• Tools to make your job easier and more efficient.
• And so much more! View the full list of member benefits
  
  

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Membership Fees and Categories

Practitioner Membership

$250/year. For registered to practice before the USPTO patent attorneys or patent agents in good standing.

Student Membership

$50/Student Members shall consist of persons who do not qualify as Practitioner Members but who are (1) studying to become either patent agents or patent attorneys with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (2) planning to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as either patent agents or patent attorneys, and (3) not actively working in a permanent job in any patent-related field. No person may qualify as a Student Member for more than five years. Student members shall not have the right to vote or hold office.

Retired Membership 

$100/Retired Members shall consist of persons who (1) have been members in good standing as patent agents or patent attorneys with either the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a foreign patent office; (2) certify that they have retired from patent practice; and (3) in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, conform to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the Corporation (and conformed to same while practicing patent law). Retired Members shall have the right to vote and hold office.

Associate Membership

$175/year. Associate Member shall consist of persons who do not qualify as Practitioner or Student Members but have an interest in the patent business or a related field. Associate Members shall not have the right to vote or hold office.

Did you know that if you have two or more members of NAPP that work at the same company and are renewing/joining at the same time, NAPP can offer you a 10% discount on membership? Please reach out to [email protected] for the discount code.