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.
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.
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.
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Features
Read insight written with you and all our student members in mind.
Professional development: Six ways to prospect effectively while WFH
Bernard Savage shows us how to keep visibility high in hybrid times
How to make a winning return to in-person networking
Networking in person is back – but some professionals may be unsure about returning to the fray. Here are some thoughts on how to put the people you network with at ease.
Own your career development: seven tips for building your dream career in IP
The trade mark sector is a rich and vibrant part of the legal industry and there are a huge variety of career routes.
How to say no – without sounding negative
As a new starter, it can be difficult to turn down colleagues’ requests – especially when you’re trying to come across as a team player
‘Should I take a sandwich year?’
Becky Campbell, now a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney for Marks & Clerk LLP, shares her thoughts on the positives and negatives of taking time in the middle.
What I wish I knew when I was a trainee
Mark Caddle, now a partner at Withers & Rogers, shares his time as a trainee and what his advice would be to his younger self.
Five questions with Eve Brown
It’s not easy balancing study, exams, work and your personal life. We get the low-down on how student representative Eve Brown manages it all.
Case comments
Expand your knowledge of key IP cases with insight from peers across the profession. You can also dip into our archive to find cases from the past few years.
Unkindest cut
Charlie Bond reports on why a mark didn’t sufficiently stand out
eBay is hard to beat
A big reputation paid off, says Gavin Stenton
Intimate details
Theresa Castle lays bare the facts in a dispute between two healthcare marks
Case for caution
Post‑Brexit complexity means continuing to tread carefully, suggests Tania Clark
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.
CITMA Webinar - Unfair competition and unregistered rights in the EU
Our speakers offered a broad overview on national unfair competition law nuances from a practitioner’s view in France, Germany, and Italy.
The role of a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney
Covering the basics of what a trade mark attorney does and how you can become one, this webinar offered you a look at a fruitful and varied possible career.
International Women's Day
Our speakers shared their own advice to women who want to succeed, grow and develop in the IP profession to become future leaders.
IPReg review of regulatory arrangements
Fran Gillon, Emily Lyn and Shelley Edwards lead a discussion focusing on IPReg’s review of regulatory arrangements which is now out for consultation.
CITMA Review features:
ADR : Anyone for ENE?
Denise McFarland explains why it is time to give a lesser‑known form of dispute resolution its due
UKTMs: Moving beyond Brexit
Robert Reading has dissected last year’s UK filing numbers and delivers his trend highlights
Strategy: Token efforts
NFTs are the talk of the town. But how do they intersect with IP strategy? Our authors explain
Professional development: Six ways to prospect effectively while WFH
Bernard Savage shows us how to keep visibility high in hybrid times
Case comments
Unkindest cut
Charlie Bond reports on why a mark didn’t sufficiently stand out
eBay is hard to beat
A big reputation paid off, says Gavin Stenton
Intimate details
Theresa Castle lays bare the facts in a dispute between two healthcare marks
Case for caution
Post‑Brexit complexity means continuing to tread carefully, suggests Tania Clark