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.
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.
Hello, IPO!
What did a group of newly qualified attorneys learn from going behind the scenes in Newport?
Introducing Eve, your CITMA student representative
Eve Brown of Marks & Clerk was recently selected as the student representative on CITMA's Council
Can you move jobs after only a short time in training as a trade mark attorney?
Can you move jobs after only a short time in training as a trade mark attorney? Pete Fellows says ‘yes’ but then adds a whole lot of caveats and advice. It’s never simple is it?
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.
Grey area gains ground
Adrian Dykes fills us in on why the idea of descriptiveness was not quite black and white. T-133/19, Off-White LLC v EUIPO, General Court, 25th June 2020
A view to TKIL
Emily Scott outlines a decision that got decidedly personal. [2020] EWHC 2078 (Ch), Turbo-K Ltd v Turbo-K International Ltd & Others, High Court, 5th August 2020
Door closes on butler mark
Presumption of patronage was the problem, reports Robecca Davey. O/404/20, Grant Harrold v The Lord Chamberlain, UK IPO, 24th August 2020
Karma confusion
The consumer would see the connection, explains Gavin Stenton. O/442/20, KARMA (Opposition), UK IPO, 11th September 2020
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.
Mental Health Matters: a proactive approach
Penny Aspinall provided key insight and advice into how you can maintain your mental wellbeing.
CITMA Paralegal Seminar 2020
Exclusively available to our Paralegal Seminar delegates. Our expert panel of speakers equipped you with the tools needed to become a master at overcoming registration obstacles and fighting successful oppositions.
UK case law update
Jade MacIntyre gave an insightful and in-depth talk, examining a number of key legal cases from 2020 and their relevance to you and your clients.
Trade mark career stories
As part of Careers in Ideas week and to drive greater representation at entry-level, we hosted an exciting careers webinar to offer advice and support to students and career-changers aspiring to become a trade mark attorney.
CITMA Review
Our magazine gives you features and case comments that will help you enhance your knowledge.
CITMA Review December
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CITMA Review October
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CITMA Review September
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CITMA Review July
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