Katcall: Openings for GuestKats and InternKats!

Are you passionate about IP? We have exciting news for you!

The IPKat is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for GuestKat posts and looking for IP enthusiasts to fill InternKat positions.

GuestKat and InternKat positions are six months (with the possibility of extension), and there are no geographical restrictions on either role. Please bear in mind that you need to have your employer’s permission to be part of the IPKat team.

GuestKats

Typically, GuestKats are in an advanced stage of their career. They contribute to keeping the blog fresh by providing unique perspectives on cutting-edge topics in their field of expertise.

We are looking for individuals interested in blogging with strong IP expertise and good writing skills.

The GuestKats will work with a member of the permanent IPKat team and are expected to contribute an average of four posts per month, including miscellany posts (example).

Being a GuestKat offers an exceptional opportunity to bring your posts to a large audience around the world and further develop your IP network.

The EIO requires providing CV details, a motivation statement, and a writing sample. Apply here.

A list of previous GuestKats can be reviewed here.

InternKats

Typically, InternKats are graduate students, trainees, recently qualified people, or IP enthusiasts in career transitions.

InternKats are responsible for Never Too Late posts (example), updating the events calendar (here), and reporting the IPKat blog’s monthly statistics and analytics. In addition, InternKats are invited to write independent posts at least once a month.

We are looking for keen IP enthusiasts to fill the InternKat positions. The selected candidates will receive mentoring and guidance from a member of the permanent IPKat team and training for the role's tasks. Previous applicants are encouraged to apply.

Applications should contain CV details, a motivation statement, and a writing sample. Apply here.

The deadline for applying to GuestKat and InternKat applications is Monday, 20 January (midnight GMT). Successful candidates will start in February 2025.

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Not just any old IPKat ...

* "Most Popular Intellectual Property Law Blawg" of all time according to Justia rankings, December 2024.

* "Most Popular Copyright Blawg" of all time according to Justia rankings, December 2024.

* PermaKat Eleonora Rosati has been quoted, and the IPKat has also been hyperlinked on the New York Times, April 2024.

* "Best UK Intellectual Property blog" of all time according to FeedSpot, January 2024.

* PermaKat Eleonora Rosati and The IPKat are expressly recommended as sources to follow to get an "unstuffy look at IP issues" according to Legal Business, April 2023.

* PermaKat Eleonora Rosati received the 2022 Adepi Award.

* PermaKat Eleonora Rosati listed as one of the World Intellectual Property Review's "Influential Women in IP" of 2020.

* PermaKat Eleonora Rosati listed as one of the Managing Intellectual Property magazine's "Fifty Most Influential People" of 2018.

* IPKat founder and Blogmeister Emeritus Jeremy Phillips listed as one of the Managing Intellectual Property magazine's "Fifty Most Influential People" of 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

* Recommended by the European Patent Office as reading material for candidates for the European Qualifying Examinations, 2013.

* Listed as "Top Legal Blog" in The Times Online, March 2011.

* One of the only two non-US blogs listed in the Blawg 2010 ABA Journal 100.

* Number 1 in the 2010 Top Copyright Blog list compiled by the Copyright Litigation Blog, July 2010.

* Selected by the United States Library of Congress for inclusion in its historic collections of Internet materials related to Legal Blawgs as of 2010.

* Top Patent Blog poll 2009: 3rd out of 50 in the "Favourite Patent Blog" poll and 2nd out of 50 in the "Most-read" poll.

* ComputerWeekly IT Law and Governance Blog of the Year, 20 August 2008.

* Best of the Blogs, Times Online, 21 August 2008.

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