About us
Barnes IP Training provides specialist online courses for trainee patent attorneys preparing for the UK qualifying examinations. Our courses combine the law candidates need to know with the exam technique and practical judgement needed to apply it effectively under exam conditions.
Knowing the law is only part of the challenge. Candidates also need to identify the relevant issues, apply the right legal principles to unfamiliar facts, reach reasoned conclusions and express them clearly within the time available.
Our courses are built around that process. We explain the law, show how it applies to exam problems and use worked examples to demonstrate how to turn legal analysis into a clear, well-structured answer.
Barnes IP Training’s FD4 course was first developed by Philip Barnes in 2013, following experience delivering CIPA tutorials, in-house tutorials at large UK patent firms and tutorials through JDD Consultants.
Barnes IP Training originally delivered its courses in person in London. Teaching later moved online through live video courses, before developing into the structured, self-paced courses available today.
The online format means you can work through each topic at your own pace, pause when you need to, revisit difficult areas and return to worked examples during revision.
Our courses
See our current courses, what they cover and how they are taught.
