20-minute vodcasts
Filmed specially for you, our student vodcast series covers soft skills and wellbeing topics to help you now and in the future. We have sourced experts who in 20 minutes share their essential insight with you.
Navigating work-life balance
Join Trainee Trade Mark Attorney, April Parker and Solicitor & Trade Mark Attorney, Alicia Chantrey as they dive into early career challenges, the realities of juggling work and personal life, and practical strategies for managing workload, boundaries, and wellbeing.
Mental wellbeing
We know juggling your study with training on the job can be intensive. We asked Ann Charlton from legal wellbeing charity LawCare to give you some pointers on how to look out for the mental wellbeing of yourself and those around you.
Case law update: SkyKick v Sky
Welcome to the first episode in our new vodcast series where barrister, Becky Knott dives into various case law updates. To kick off the series, Becky will cover the recent SkyKick v Sky judgment, providing background on the case and some of the key take aways.
How to prepare for client meetings
Meetings with existing clients and to win new business will be an important part of your daily working life. Feel confident and learn what to say and how to follow-up with business development expert Bernard Savage from Size 10½ Boots.
Developing your career
How do you move on up in a career in IP? How quickly should you expect to progress? What should you be doing to help you achieve your goals? We asked IP recruiter Pete Fellows to answer these questions.
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Features
Read insight written with you and all our student members in mind.
Beyond qualification: navigating life as a newly qualified Trade Mark Attorney
You’ve studied hard and passed the exams; now it's time to embark on your career as a trade mark attorney. It’s a big transition and not always an easy one.
Meet your new Student Representative: Mark Dainty
We're delighted to welcome Mark Dainty of Edwin Coe as our new Student Representative. Mark succeeds April Parker, who held the post since April 2024.
Small steps, big impact: practical sustainability for IP practitioners
Adam Bastock, Founder of Small99, shares actionable strategies that trade mark professionals and IP firms can implement today - without needing to be perfect to make progress.
Rolls-Royce tops UK’s most iconic trade marks poll
Rolls-Royce has been named the UK’s most iconic trade mark in a recent poll conducted by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO).
The UK IPO issues new Designs Practice Notice
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has issued new guidance on protecting digital designs, including graphical user interfaces (GUIs), webpages and graphic symbols/icons.
CITMA announces new president
We are delighted to announce that Daniel Hardman-Smart has been elected as President of The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
Jonathan’s Voice releases new self-help video on curiosity
Mental health charity, Jonathan's Voice has released the latest instalment in its self-help video series, naming curiosity the superpower of inclusion and equality.
CITMA Council election 2026 results announced
We're pleased to announce the results of the 2026 CITMA Council election, following a contested ballot.
Webinar and lecture recordings
Our events will provide you with additional insight into key IP topics. We record our events so you can watch them on-demand.
Practical lessons in trade mark licensing
Whether you're advising clients directly or supporting a filing strategy, this session will sharpen your practical knowledge and give you more confidence to adapt templates to the situation at hand.
Fighting fakes: the paralegal's guide to anti-counterfeiting in action
This session follows the full lifecycle of a real-world matter - from initial notification through to resolution.
Stayin' alive: practical strategies for growing through the AI noise
AI is transforming legal practice fast - but is it transforming you in ways you haven't noticed yet?
Complex portfolio and recordals management
Designed specifically for paralegals, this is your opportunity to build genuine expertise in one of IP practice's most operationally demanding disciplines.
CITMA Review features:
We need to talk about men
Men’s disinclination to discuss mental health should concern us, writes Andrea Brewster, with National Suicide Prevention Month in mind.
Is today’s IP system sailing off course?
If failed brands are blocking others’ progress, should trade mark rules be changed for easier navigation? Aaron Wood considers the arguments.
Hard times call for soft skills
If you feel like AI is your biggest work rival, remember that your human qualities are what will make you stand out to employers, writes Carol King.
Fashioning a future
Following Queen Mary University of London’s 2026 open day about careers in fashion law, Lee Curtis and Tamsin Knight reflect on their routes into IP, offering insights for today’s recruits and recruiters.
Case comments
Saving soles
This dispute was not easy to resolve, writes Samuel O’Toole, but the IPEC ruled that confusion was unlikely for these two marks. [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC), easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OÜ & Ors.
The short answer
The Court of Appeal ruled that a video-sharing platform’s name was clearly descriptive and did not infringe a film company’s trade mark, writes Celia Tao. The Court of Appeal ruled that a video-sharing platform’s name was clearly descriptive and did not infringe a film company’s trade mark, writes Celia Tao.
Orwell before the Grand Board
Can the title of a novel become a registered trade mark? In the case of two of George Orwell’s famous works, only up to a point, writes Luke Ingleton. R 1719/2019-G Animal Farm & R 1922/2019-G 1984, EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal.
How easy can it be?
Saaira Gill reviews four recent decisions on revocation actions filed against marks containing a certain descriptive word. O/0345/26 Kilburn & Strode LLP v Tubeway (Sales) Ltd; O/0341/26 Kilburn & Strode LLP v Omnicell GmbH; O/0440/26 Kilburn & Strode LLP v Lascar Electronics Ltd; O/0421/26 Kilburn & Strode LLP v Easibathe Ltd.