Find out what’s happening at Careers in Ideas, learn more about particular types of IP and related careers, and read guest posts from IP professionals and the people they work with. There’s plenty to choose from!
Do get in touch if you’d like to contribute a post about something IP-related. We’d love to hear from you!

Reflecting on a Successful Careers in IP Insights Event
The following report has been kindly provided by Murgitroyd, who hosted an IP Insights event organised by the committee of the Scotland Network of IP Inclusive. Many thanks to Laurence Cheney ...

Applying for Jobs with a Disability
What and when should you tell a potential employer about your disability, neurodivergence, learning difficulty or mental health condition? Should you tell them at all? And what support might be ...

Resources and Opportunities at the IPO
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) do a great deal of fabulous outreach work to educate everyone about IP. They have developed a range of free tools, guidance and teaching ...

Welcome to our new website!
We’re super excited to be launching our new Careers in Ideas website! Take a quick tour with us to find out about the information and resources on offer here ...

Anupreet’s “Summer of IP” Taster Day Experience
"Taylor's Version"? - Read what law student Anupreet got up to at a Summer of IP taster day with Burley Law ...

Secerna inspires next generation of patent attorneys!
Memories of a Summer of IP taster day with Secerna IP, from the students and IP professionals who took part ...

My “Summer of IP”: unveiling the IP professions
Trainee solicitor Jessica Anderson explains what she enjoyed about her internship with us, working on Careers in Ideas projects, and why it's led her to consider specialising in IP law ...

Challenging (in all the best ways!)
Hear from a trainee patent attorney, working in-house at GSK, about how she found her ideal career and why she recommends it to others ...

Presenting… patents
Find out more about these particularly powerful intellectual property rights, and how they protect real-life ideas ...

Let’s discuss… design rights
Read about "design rights" - protection for how products look - and the different ways they can be protected as well as the people who work with them ...
Last Updated: November 5, 2024