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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!

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Presenting… patents

Find out more about these particularly powerful intellectual property rights, and how they protect real-life ideas ...
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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 ...
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Tell me about… trade marks

Find out how trade mark rights protect some of a business's most valuable assets: its brands ...
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A week in the life of… an in-house patent attorney

What's it like to work as a patent attorney in a large multi-national company? Susan Chiappinelli takes us through a typically varied and inspiring week in GSK's IP team ...

Last Updated: November 5, 2024