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Whether you are in your final years at university or whether you are looking for a change in career, the following steps provide guidance as to how you may attain professional qualification in the intellectual property arena.

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick hires both qualified trade marks attorneys and people looking to gain qualification.

Prerequisites:

As a minimum, you must hold a degree, diploma, advanced diploma or graduate diploma recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework. You must be a person of good character, and you must not have committed an offence against Intellectual Property legislation in the last five years. These requirements are set by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys.

It is also beneficial to have a law degree.

Study

In order to qualify, you are required to pass examinations in four subject areas in order to qualify: Legal process and overview of intellectual property, Professional Conduct, Trade Marks Law and Trade Marks Practice.

These subjects are commonly studied through the University of Melbourne or Monash University.

Registration

After completing these subjects, you must apply for registration as a trade marks attorney with the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.

The application steps are available here.