Two IPs In A Pod
Brilliant inventions, fresh product designs, iconic brand names and artistic creativity are not only the building blocks of successful business - they deliver a better world for us all. But these valuable forms of intellectual property must be protected in order to flourish. We are the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys - the UK's largest intellectual property organisation. Our hosts Lee Davies and Gwilym Roberts chat with entrepreneurs, creatives, patent attorneys and the occasional judge about how patents, trade marks, designs and copyright can improve our lives and solve problems for humanity.
Two IPs In A Pod
In Isolation With... Mental Health Leaders in IP
Coronavirus lockdown has created different pressures for us all. How is it affecting those in the intellectual property field and how can colleagues and managers best help those in need of support? Our co-hosts Lee Davies and Gwilym Roberts chat with: Andrea Brewster, Chartered Patent Attorney and Lead Executive Officer of IP Inclusive; Ben Buchanan, Deputy Director of Patents at the UK Intellectual Property Office and its diversity and inclusion champion and CIPA's own Fran Bleach, Membership Officer and mental health first aider. They discuss how to maintain team cohesion, the importance of managers showing vulnerability, random acts of kindness and ways to keep people connected. Lee's sex-mad tortoise and the importance of birdsong also come up...