A day in the life of a trainee patent attorney: David Carling

By Rachel Bolton-King2009-01-01T09:45:00

David has spent the past six months working as a trainee patent attorney for Potter Clarkson LLP. He talks to Rachel Bolton-King about his typical day

Potter Clarkson LLP is an independent, UK and European patent and trademark law firm based in Nottingham. David is training in patent law within the chemistry and pharmaceuticals department and it will take him five years to qualify. Patents are granted to protect the intellectual property of clients to ensure their competitors cannot make the same products or use the same processes.

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