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’s the point of networking? Identifying outcomes and goals
Networking can seem a daunting prospect, especially at the start of your career. However, going in with some clear goals in mind can lend some much needed confidence.
Failure: How to move forward
Success isn’t always a straight path, so what steps can students take when they encounter setbacks in their learning journey?
Why mentoring matters
Carol Nyahasha draws on her own experience to demonstrate the power of personal support in the profession.
Max‑impact presenting
Bernard Savage sets out how to make every conversation a conversion.
Mentoring: the priceless relationship that can transform your IP career
You don’t have to go it alone as you build your career as a trade mark attorney. Finding a mentor can unlock your potential in ways you never imagined.
Course correct
Our concise guide makes it simpler for firms and trainees to navigate the qualification choices.
Early career practitioners: options after qualification
We investigate the career routes taken by three recently qualified practitioners and what these choices can mean for their progression.
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.
U.S. declarations of use update
Sahil Malhotra explored the importance of U.S. filing requirements, including timely filings, pertinent information, and the proper specimen requirement.
IPReg requirements for transparency about costs and financial benefits
This joint event with IPReg, CIPA and CITMA will support you in achieving compliance with the new requirements.
UK case law update
Becky Knott highlighted several of the key legal cases from 2023, discussing their relevance to IP owners and their advisors.
CITMA Seminar for Litigators
Exclusively available to Seminar for Litigators delegates. Our series of six sessions was carefully developed to ensure that you gain a holistic understanding of today's most important questions in litigation practice.
CITMA Review features:
And yet they move: A story of IP and technology assessment - sponsored content
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Pause over for pro bono
Kate O’Rourke celebrates the relaunch of a vital tool in the fight for equal access to IP justice
Golden age thinking
Ashwin Julka brings us up-to-date on the evergreen trend for nostalgia branding
Negligence claims: No more?
Redvers Cunningham of PAMIA provides his pointers for avoiding issues over professional advice
Case comments
Lost in a crowd
Horse and rider motifs yet again reared their heads in court, writes Lucy Singer
No love lost
Stephanie Taylor shares why a heart-shaped motif was not found to be novel
Slippery issue
Henry Schlaefli stresses the risks of submitting arguments that could damage your own case
Human hand still holds sway
A US court has ruled autonomous AI output is not protected under copyright law, reports Erika Coccia