The IP Lounge: INTA’s 2026 president on her holistic IP vision

Deborah Hampton talks through her hopes for the year, INTA’s patent focus, London 2026, and her love of music. In this episode, we are joined by Deborah Hampton, the 2026 INTA president.Hampton, global brand enforcement and trademark leader at the Chemours Company, started her one-year term on January 1 2026. She succeeded Elisabeth Stewart Bradley of Bristol Myers Squibb.Hampton sat down with Managing IP’s senior reporter, Sanjana Mishra, to discuss her plans for the year.We explore how she became involved with the association, the main themes for INTA during 2026, and how the association is preparing for the 2026 Annual Meeting in London.We also discuss what it means for Hampton to become INTA’s first African-American president and what the IP profession lacks when it comes to equal opportunities.Lastly, our guest takes on a ‘quickfire’ round to give us a flavour of the person behind the president.