diversity survey 2021

Diversity Survey 2021

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Introduction for Publication of our Diversity SurveyWhen I first came out publicly as gay, way back in 1984, and became the first openly gay MP, I did so in a speech in Rugby at a rally protesting about a Rugby Council decision toremove “sexual orientation” from the list of things they would not discriminate against in their employment policy. It struck me that the fundamental issue at stake was theability of anyone, no matter what their sexual orientation happened to be, to do an equally good and valid job as anyone else, working for Rugby Council. And I realised thatexactly the same applied to MPs.

Exactly the same, of course, applies to patent and trade mark attorneys too. The field of brilliant IP attorneys embraces men and women, young and old, LGBT+, people withdisabilities, people with caring responsibilities, people from advantaged and disadvantaged backgrounds, people from a huge range of ethnic backgrounds. And to get the verybest field of attorneys there can possibly be, we must ensure that no one feels they are potentially excluded because of who or what they are. That’s why sustaining andenhancing the diversity of the profession is so important; and it’s why I warmly welcome this survey that IPReg has just conducted. It gives us a snapshot picture of theprofession, but more importantly it provides us with much food for thought, and the opportunity to consider how we can remove barriers and welcome broader diversity into thefuture.

In IPReg we will be looking in detail at what this survey reveals, and developing ideas about how – working together with the profession – we can make further progress. We willcertainly welcome responses and ideas about how best we can do so.

Lord Chris Smith - Chair of IPReg

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Total Responses: 1180

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Date Opened: Tuesday January 26 2021

Date Closed: Sunday February 21 2021

Complete Responses: 1121

Q1: Which register(s) are you on?

21.02%

70.51%

8.47%

Trade mark attorney register

Patent attorney register

I am on both of the above registers

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Answered: 1,180 Skipped: 0

Q2: Which age group are you in?

0% 0%

17.92%

34.22%30.46%

12.54%

3.84%1.02%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

16-20 21-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Prefernot to

say

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Q3: What is your gender?

0.43%

1.79%

0.68%

55.13%

0.17%

41.79%

I prefer to describe my gender as…

Prefer not to say

Non-binary or gender fluid

Male

Intersex

Female

0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00%

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Q4: Is your gender the same as the sex you were registered at birth?

97.42%

0.69% 1.89%0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Yes No Prefer not tosay

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Q5: What is your sexual orientation?

0.61%

5.03%

1.13%

3.39%

87.33%

1.82%

0.69%

I prefer to describe my sexualorientation as:

Prefer not to say

Pansexual

Homosexual (Gay or lesbian)

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Asexual

0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00%

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Q6: What is your ethnic group?

79.76%

2.69% 0.09% 0.09% 0.17% 0.52% 1.74% 2.09% 0.61% 0.09% 2.09% 0.61% 0.09% 0.09% 0.17% 1.65%7.47%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

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Q6: What is your ethnic group?

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Q7: Do you consider yourself to have a disability as defined in the Equality Act 2010?The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do normal daily activities.

92.52%

4.43% 2.26% 0.78%0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

No Yes Not sure Prefer not to say

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Q8: What is your religion or faith?

2.53%

2.70%

0.44%

0.70%

0.87%

0.96%

34.32%

1.22%

14.11%

42.16%

I prefer to describe my religion as:

Prefer not to say

Sikhism

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Christianity (including Church Of…

Buddhism

Atheism

I don’t have one

0.00% 10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%

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Q9: Caring responsibilities

38.59%

58.36%

3.05%

I do have caring responsibilties

I do not have any caring responsibilities

I prefer not to say

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Q10: Which, if any, of these caring responsibilities do you have?

84.68%

6.98%

6.53%

15.54%1.80%

Carer for a child/children (under 18)

Carer for a child/children requiring additional support (under 18)

Carer for an adult(s) requiring additional support (18-65)

Carer for older person(s) (over 65)

Prefer not to say

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Answered: 444 Skipped: 736

Q11: When did you start your first job in the IP sector?

1.83% 2.53%

11.79%

28.03%

32.58%

21.14%

1.83% 0.26%

1970 or earlier 1971 - 1980 1981 - 1990

1991 - 2000 2001 - 2010 2011 - 2015

2016 - present Prefer not to say

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Q12: Which of the following best describes your career level?Please choose the answer that you think is most appropriate, even if it doesn’t quite describe your level of seniority.

1.57%

19.16%

26.51%

16.71%

30.62%

1.75% 1.22%2.45%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

Junior (e.g. firstfew years, still

training)

Middle Tier (knowthe job but not yet

'senior')

Senior with somemanagement

responsibilities

Very senior but noownership of the

business

Very senior withbusiness

ownership

Retired Prefer not to say Other (pleasespecify)

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Q12: Which of the following best describes your career level?Please choose the answer that you think is most appropriate, even if it doesn’t quite describe your level of seniority.

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Q13: In which sector do you mainly work?Please choose the answer that you think is most appropriate, even if it doesn’t quite describe where you work.

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0.53%

0.35%

0.00%

2.54%

49.82%

10.53%

14.12%

1.23%

7.11%

4.12%

6.75%

0.26%

2.63%

Other (please specify):

Prefer not to say

Virtual professional network

Sole practitioner (working alone or…

Private practice Large firm ( >80…

Private practice Medium-sized firm…

Private practice Small firm ( 1-20…

Not in active practice

In-house (includes government…



Educational establishment

Consultant

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Q14: What type of school did you mainly attend between the ages of 11 and 18?

1.14%

0.70%

0.18%

42.78%

21.74%

15.23%

8.98%

9.24%

Other (please specify)

Prefer not to say

Not sure

State-run or state-funded school - non selective

State-run or state-funded school - selective on academic, faith or other…

Independent or fee paying school - no bursary

Independent or fee paying school - bursary

Attended school outside the UK

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00%

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Q14: What type of school did you mainly attend between the ages of 11 and 18?

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Q15: If you went to school in the UK and finished school after 1980, were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years? Note that this does not include meals received at

school through other means (e.g. boarding school).

1.06%

5.90%

18.49%

64.88%

9.68%

Prefer not to say

Not sure

Not applicable (finished school before1980 or went to school overseas)

No

Yes

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Q16: If you went to university, were you part of the first generation of your family to do so?

1.68%

51.76%

45.24%

0.62% 0.71%0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

I didn’t go to university

No Yes Not sure Prefer not tosay

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Q17: From what type of educational establishment did you obtain your highest academic qualification (in the UK or another country)?

0.18% 0.80% 1.15%

97.26%

0.09% 0.35% 0.18%0.00%

10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%80.00%90.00%

100.00%

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Q18: Parental qualification - What is the highest level of qualifications achieved by at least one of your parent(s) or guardian(s) by the time you were 18?

53.49%

30.59%

11.14%

1.86% 0.09% 0.71% 2.12%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

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Q19: If you were employed before March 2020, have you been made redundant as a result of the pandemic?

0.62%

98.13%

1.25%

Prefer not to say

No

Yes

0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00%

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Website: www.ipreg.org.uk

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