Basic Litigation Skills Course
We are authorised by IPReg to deliver the Basic Litigation Skills Course for patent and trade mark attorneys. Successful completion of the assessment leads to the award of the Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate.
We are also accredited by IPReg to deliver online training and assessments for this course.
See below for both online and classroom training dates in 2024 and 2025. To book a place, please scroll down and complete the booking form.
Public course dates 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
December 2024: public course, ONLINE - FULLY BOOKED
Training Days: Monday 2 December to Thursday 5 December 2024 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Friday 6 December 2024
Procedure assessment: Monday 9 December or Tuesday 10 December 2024
Public course dates 2025 - AVAILABLE TO BOOK
March 2025: public course, ONLINE - FULLY BOOKED
Training Days: Monday 10 March to Thursday 13 March 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Friday 14 March 2025
Procedure assessment: Monday 17 March or Tuesday 18 March 2025
May 2025: public course, The ADR Centre, Gray’s Inn, LONDON - PLACES AVAILABLE
Training Days: Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Thursday 15 May 2025
Written assessment: Friday 16 May 2025
June/July 2025: public course, ONLINE - PLACES AVAILABLE
Training Days: Monday 23 June to Thursday 26 June 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Friday 27 June 2025
Procedure assessment: Monday 30 June or Tuesday 1 July 2025
September 2025: public course, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, LONDON - PLACES AVAILABLE
Training Days: Monday 15 September to Thursday 18 September 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Thursday 18 September 2025
Written assessment: Friday 19 September 2025
November 2025: public course, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, LONDON - PLACES AVAILABLE
Training Days: Monday 3 November to Thursday 6 November 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Thursday 6 November 2025
Written assessment: Friday 7 November 2025
December 2025: public course, ONLINE - PLACES AVAILABLE
Training Days: Monday 1 December to Thursday 4 December 2025 inclusive
Advocacy assessment: Friday 5 December 2025
Procedure assessment: Monday 8 December or Tuesday 9 December 2025
Subjects
Professional conduct and litigation • The Civil Procedure Rules • Pre-action behaviour • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Interviewing and advising clients • Case analysis • Evidence and proof • Issuing proceedings • Statements of case • The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court • Case management • Costs and budgets • CPR Part 63 • Disclosure and privilege • Witness statements • Negotiation • Mediation • Interim advocacy
The course
All patent attorneys qualifying on or after 1 January 2013 must successfully complete this course and assessment within 3 years of the end of their year of qualification. Successful candidates may apply to IPReg for the award of the Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate.
Our standard public classroom-based course runs over a single week with four consecutive teaching days followed by a 2-hour written assessment on the fifth day. There is also a short oral advocacy assessment on the final teaching day.
Our online course follows a similar format, but the advocacy assessment takes place on a separate day after the training. The procedure aspects of the syllabus are assessed during a 1-hour online appointment instead of a written exam.
We are happy to be flexible and if you would like the course to be run in-house over a different timescale we will ensure a course structure which meets your exact requirements (see below).
Cost
The cost for the entire course, including course materials, is £1,600.00 + VAT per candidate (£1,920 including VAT).
Course booking
If you wish to reserve a place on one of our courses please complete the booking form below. We will then confirm your booking and email you an invoice. If you have any queries please contact Chris Taylor at chris.taylor@cpdtraining.net.
In-house courses
We are the only provider of the Basic Litigation Skills Course currently offering to deliver the course on a fully in-house basis. We need a minimum number of 6 candidates. We are also happy to work with you to build a consortium of candidates from a range of firms to make an in-house course viable, allowing the course to be run on the dates and in the location of your choosing. Discounts are available for 8 or more candidates.
We work closely with firms to ensure the course structure meets their individual needs and requirements. We can arrange the teaching over several weeks, or intensively over consecutive days. Our high standard of service and training receives consistently excellent feedback from both training managers and candidates.
If you would like more information about our in-house courses please contact Chris Taylor at chris.taylor@cpdtraining.net.
Our clients include
AA Thornton • Abel & Imray • Appleyard Lees • Boult Wade Tennant • Bristows • Carpmaels & Ransford • Cleveland Scott York • Dehns • D Young & Co • EIP • Forresters • Gill Jennings & Every • Haseltine Lake Kempner • HGF Limited • Hoffmann Eitle • JA Kemp • Keltie • Kilburn & Strode • Maiwald • Marks & Clerk • Mathys & Squire • Maucher Jenkins • Mewburn Ellis • Murgitroyd & Company • Potter Clarkson • Reddie & Grose • Slingsby Partners • Tomkins • Williams Powell • Withers & Rogers • WP Thompson
This is what some of our clients have said about the training and assessment
Public course candidate
A thoroughly informative and engaging course. The hours of the course are divided up fairly evenly into lecturing-based tuition and role-play, scenario-type exercises, giving candidates plenty of opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. Both tutors were very well-versed in the content of the course, allowing them to deliver it in a more appealing – and often fun – manner. Highly recommended.
Mewburn Ellis candidate
The course was thorough and interesting. It feels like I have received a good grounding in litigation practice. The notes and materials were clear. The trainer was engaging and knowledgeable and explained all of the issues in a very clear and easily understandable way.
Potter Clarkson candidate
The exercises were interesting and well-organised. All time felt well spent. The trainer was very engaging, approachable and knowledgeable, and was willing to go ‘off script’ for an interesting point, but brought it back to the core course so no time was lost. Excellent.
AA Thornton candidate
The course was very enjoyable and informative. I feel like I have learnt a lot and had fun doing so. Our trainer had a very easy relaxed style. There was a good mix of talking and exercises. The course was clearly presented with very good written materials.
Public course candidate
I’d just like to say how enjoyable I found the course. I found all of the materials thoroughly engaging (I guess largely due to the way in which the course was delivered). I’ll certainly be recommending CPD Training as being the go-to choice for this course.
D Young candidate
The teaching has been fantastic. I have learnt a huge amount in a very short space of time and have been given clear guidance on new topics and issues, such that I understand what is required in the context of litigation. The course was extremely clear, practical and engaging. We have been taken through each topic in a very methodical way and been given an opportunity to apply this knowledge in a safe environment. Questions were always answered clearly and concisely and materials were easy to understand.
Booking form
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Booking Terms and Conditions for Public Courses
CPD Training (UK) Ltd reserves the right to change or cancel its training sessions. In the event of cancellation by CPD Training (UK) Ltd of a training session or assessment, an alternative date will be offered. Should an alternative date not be available in the event of cancellation by CPD Training (UK) Ltd, any course fees paid will be refunded.
CPD Training (UK) Ltd reserves the right to change the course fees.
All courses are subject to availability and demand.
Unless otherwise agreed, a 50% deposit will be invoiced at the time of booking. The balance of the course fees will be invoiced around 1 month before the start of the course. A candidate’s place will not be secured until the deposit payment has been received. No certificates will be released to successful candidates until payment in full has been received.
CPD Training (UK) Ltd is willing to consider requests for payment by instalments by privately-funded candidates. Please contact us for further details regarding instalment plans.
Candidates’ travel and accommodation costs are not included in the course fee. Candidates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation.
Following submission of a booking form, written confirmation of your booking will be sent to you together with our deposit invoice. Joining instructions and access to course materials will be sent to candidates around 1 month prior to the course start date.
Lunch is not provided by CPD Training (UK) Ltd. Tea, coffee, water and biscuits will be provided during the training days.
Subject to paragraph 1, fees are non-refundable.
Any course transfer requests must be made in writing to CPD Training (UK) Ltd. Any agreed transfers may be subject to an administration fee.
CPD Training (UK) Ltd cannot be held responsible for failing to cater for any reasonable adjustments unless the candidate notifies us in writing upon booking and provides relevant evidence to support the request in accordance with the procedure detailed in the Candidate Handbook for the course.
If a candidate fails the assessment they shall be entitled to take the assessment again. There is no bar on the number of re-sits a candidate can take. An additional fee will be payable for each re-sit.