We offer the opportunity for students to visit our offices and learn more about life as a Patent or Trade Mark Attorney by attending one of our open days.

The aim of the open day is to give you an idea of what the job involves on a day to day basis. The day includes a series of talks and practical exercises. For patents, these cover topics such as patent drafting, patent prosecution and managing the workload.  For trade marks, these cover topics such as registering trade marks and assessing freedom to use.

We try to include plenty of opportunity to talk to people with varying levels of experience of the job. Therefore, the sessions will be run by partners in the firm, by qualified patent agents and by trainees who have only been with us for a year or two. We also have a lunchtime buffet where you get the chance to meet some of the other members of the firm.

The day is directed to those with a real interest in the patent or trade mark profession, and who are likely to meet our recruitment requirements (set out in more detail in the e-brochure). Given the limited number of places available, we also prefer to offer those places to those who will be in a position to apply for our 2009 vacancies.

We hope that participation in the day will give you a much clearer idea of what being a Patent or Trade Mark Attorney is all about, and help you to determine whether or not this is the career path for you.

Dates for this year's open days are as follows:

Wednesday 28th January 2009 - London - Trade Marks

Patent open days are normally held in November and December of each year.  Dates for 2009 will be posted nearer the time.

To reserve a place send an e-mail to Rebecca Tollervey, using the e-mail address openday@mewburn.com, giving:

1.   your name:
2.   your degree discipline;
3.   your university;
4.   your postal address (so that we can send you more information nearer the time);
5.   the date that you wish to attend.