Resources

An accessible, 12-page A5 introduction to careers in intellectual property for you to print and distribute. Perfect for advisors, teachers, parents and students themselves.

Ready-to-print full colour poster for you to print for your classroom, careers noticeboard or pride of place above the mantlepiece. Provided as A4 portrait and scaleable to A3 or other sizes as preferred.

A quick guide to careers in ideas in just 6 slides, available as a PDF or as an annotated Powerpoint (.ppt) file for you to present.

A quick guide to careers in ideas in just 6 slides, available as a PDF or as an annotated Powerpoint (.ppt) file for you to present.

A spreadsheet of charities and community interest groups you could partner with on careers outreach, to help improve the diversity of people we recruit into IP careers.

More detailed information about some of the organisations in our spreadsheet list.

A database of UK universities to help you target your careers outreach work.

A database of England schools to help you target your careers outreach work.

Ideas for a lesson for sixth form science students, to introduce them to IP and IP sector careers.

A series of quizzes and resources that make a fun introduction to IP, including examples of famous patents, a trade mark/logo quiz and examples of infringements.

Presentation from a panel event originally provided for the University of Law, containing useful information and links, particularly on in-house roles vs private practice.

A careers presentation designed for talks to sixth form science students. The first half is a general introduction to IP, the second more patent-focussed. Can be tailored for your organisation and the context of your outreach activities.

A resource pack to help you plan a work experience event for school or university students.

Images for you to use in your careers and outreach work, to reflect the increasingly diverse sector that IP professionals work in.

A 2-minute video introducing the UK Intellectual Property Office's "Cracking Ideas" schools resources. Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8qKf5r-nis&feature=youtu.be to watch.

We record as many Careers in Ideas events as we can. Please visit the resources page of the main IP Inclusive website (https://ipinclusive.org.uk/resources/) and filter by "Careers in Ideas" to access them.

Want help accessing your chosen career in the IP professions? Find out more about our new Careers in Ideas Mentoring Hub at https://ipinclusive.org.uk/careers-in-ideas-mentoring-hub/.

A series of bite-size videos where people in IP jobs share their thoughts about what they do and why they enjoy it. Plus a 5-minute general video about why now is such a good time to be thinking about a career in IP. Ideal for school students and their careers advisers. This document includes links to all the videos and to the IP Crowd collages.

A link to a short video illustrating the roles that patent and trade mark attorneys play in helping businesses protect their ideas. Designed for would-be recruits to the IP professions.

A summary (with access links) of the introductory events and recordings we published during our "Summer of IP" campaign in 2023. They provide basic information about IP and the careers available here.

Please visit our Summer of IP 2024 page on the IP Inclusive website (https://ipinclusive.org.uk/careers-in-ideas/summer-of-ip-2024/) for details of all the events, resources and employer opportunities available through this year's programme.