Annual Salary
£25,000 to £90,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Trade mark attorneys advise clients about registering and protecting designs and trade marks.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings; occasionally
There will be
2.4% more Trade mark attorney jobs in 2027.
In this role you could:
You could work in an office, at a client's business or in a court.
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need an upper second class degree or higher, or postgraduate qualification, to apply for a training place with a company.
Most subjects are acceptable, though you may have an advantage with:
After university, you would start as a trainee with a private practice of trade mark attorneys, or a large company with an in-house intellectual property department. You would study for professional exams. You'll also need 2 years' work experience to qualify.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to work your way up from a trade mark administrator or paralegal role.
To do this, you'll need a good level of general education including GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English and maths.
You'll also need around 5 years' experience before you can apply for professional training to qualify as a trade mark attorney.
You can apply for professional training with a firm to become a trade mark attorney, if you're a qualified solicitor or barrister.
You'll find more advice about training to become a trade mark attorney from The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
With experience, you could move into senior management or partnership in a trade mark firm.
You can register with the Intellectual Property Regulation Board
You'll find more advice about training to become a trade mark attorney from The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.
You'll need: