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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We will be bringing you more insight and support. Please let us know what you'd be interested in seeing here.

Features

Read insight written with you and all our student members in mind.  

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Career paths: The route from formalities to Chartered Trade Mark Attorney

“A new Trade Mark Attorney joined the team and asked me one day why I had never considered qualifying as an attorney myself - and I found that I didn’t have a very good answer."

13th Feb 2024 | Feature
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IP education turns a page

A series of fresh viewpoints on teaching IP.

11th Jan 2024 | CITMA Review feature
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Give them a warm welcome; Tips for new starters

Tips for helping new starters feel at home

11th Jan 2024 | CITMA Review feature
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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.

16th May 2023 | Feature
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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?

27th Feb 2023 | CITMA Review feature
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Why mentoring matters

Carol Nyahasha draws on her own experience to demonstrate the power of personal support in the profession.

10th Jan 2023 | CITMA Review feature
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Max‑impact presenting

Bernard Savage sets out how to make every conversation a conversion.

14th Nov 2022 | CITMA Review feature

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.   

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UK case law update

Simon Malynicz KC highlighted several of the key legal cases from 2024, discussing their relevance to IP owners and their advisors.

11th Dec 2024 | Event presentation
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EU case law update

Unpack three key recent EU case law decisions and their impact for both you and your clients.

28th Nov 2024 | Event presentation
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Tackling trade mark hurdles: objections & refusals

Learn strategies for addressing specification objections and overcoming absolute grounds refusals.

20th Nov 2024 | Event presentation
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Fallout from the Supreme Court Amazon decision

Explore the evolving legal standards for determining when a business is considered to have "targeted" consumers in the UK and EU, particularly in the context of online sales and marketing.

29th Oct 2024 | Event presentation
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CITMA Review features:

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GCC: What’s going on?

Nicole Giblin and Mark Devaney provide an update on key recent developments in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

1st Nov 2024 | CITMA Review feature
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SDGs + IP

The editors of a new book explain trade mark law’s unique role in meeting global sustainability goals.

1st Nov 2024 | CITMA Review feature
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Where there's smoke

Matthew Harris explores some of the fiery battles at the centre of a volatile retail sector.

1st Nov 2024 | CITMA Review feature
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On the offensive

Cherrie Stewart delves into the world of outrageous marks and derives some important lessons.

1st Nov 2024 | CITMA Review feature

Case comments

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Close contact causes concern

Personal relationships and unpleasant revelations were exposed in this case, says Olivia McBride. O/0526/24, Kerstin Reinwald v International Nutrition Researcher Center, Inc, UK IPO.

1st Nov 2024 | Case comment
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Big Mac scaled back

Louise Foster explores the judgment in the appeal brought by Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd against the Board of Appeal (BoA) decision. T-58/23, Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd v EUIPO, General Court.

1st Nov 2024 | Case comment
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Short story settled

David Birchall explains why identical letters didn’t spell confusion. R 362/2024-2, SEVEN SPA v Jakob Simon International GmbH, EUIPO.

1st Nov 2024 | Case comment
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It ain't what they did

David Yeomans explores how infringement was found in this case. [2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC), AGA Rangemaster Group Ltd v UK Innovations Group Ltd and another, IPEC.

1st Nov 2024 | Case comment
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