IPReg has developed skill sets for trainee patent and trade mark attorneys which we hope will assist both trainees and their supervisors in tracking progress towards qualification.
The Trade Mark Skill Set borrows heavily from the CITMA Diary.
These are not binding requirements but we hope that they will prove useful tools in understanding the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge.
In September 2021, IPReg updated the Competency Frameworks for Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys. The changes of substance are:
1. To remove competency requirements in respect of EU Trade Marks and EU Designs, given that registration as a UK Patent Attorney or UK Trade Mark Attorney will not give representation rights at the EUIPO.
2. To add competency requirements in respect of Hague Agreement International Designs.