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Stages to qualification
Patent Attorney
Trade Mark Attorney
Begin your Traineeship with HLK
In your 1st year you’ll
complete the UK
Foundation exams in
October
In your 1st year you
will complete the
postgraduate certificate
in Intellectual Property
Law or Trade Mark Law
(dates vary)
In your 3rd year you’ll
complete the Pre
European Qualifying
Examinations in March
In your 2nd year you
will complete the
professional certificate
in Trade Mark Practice
(runs from October to
July)
Qualify
as a UK
chartered
patent
attorney
In your 3rd year you’ll
also complete the UK
Final exams in October
With the two
qualifications gained
you will then need to
complete two years’
work experience to
qualify
Qualify
as a
European
patent
attorney
In your 4th year you’ll
complete the European
Qualifying Examinations
in March
Qualify and entered onto
the Register of Trade
Mark Attorneys you
can apply to become
Chartered