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The role of FICPI’s Practice Management Committee (“PMC”) is to provide guidance, tips and news on topics related to how intellectual property attorneys do business as IP firms or sole practitioners. 

PMC is organised into five working groups, each focused on a key topic:

  • Human Resources
  • Business Development and Marketing
  • Governance, Risk and Compliance
  • Technology
  • Finance
Each of the groups supports all FICPI members in the development of their IP practices by:
  • Providing information and guidance to FICPI members about practice management; to support firms in their everyday business life and development.
  • Taking the lead in matters of continuing professional education, the promotion of standards and best practices and the profession as a business.
  • Identifying trends in the profession and IP marketplace as well as challenges in the profession and offering targeted advice.
  • Dealing with practical issues relating to IP asset management, IP valuation, litigation insurance and the like.

 

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NEW SURVEYS!

Remote Work Practices​​​​​​

The HR & Well-Being Group of PMC 4 is surveying remote working practices across the profession. Click here to contribute. 

Invoicing Know-How for IP Firms 

The Finance Group of PMC is conducting a survey on billing practices, payment terms and related matters within the profession. Click here to contribute.

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LATEST PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ARTICLES

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Responding to client use of AI in IP matters

Posted By
Maya Shmailov
03 Oct 2026
Clients are increasingly using generative AI to prepare invention disclosures, patent drafts, claims, prior-art analyses, drawings, proposed office-action responses and other material before involving IP counse

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Clients are increasingly using generative AI to prepare invention disclosures, patent drafts, claims, prior-art analyses, drawings, proposed office-action responses and other material before involving IP counse

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PMC Guides

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Book Club

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Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams

Posted By
Anne Lévy
30 Jun 2026
According to Matthew Walker's research, books, and lectures, the most powerful sleep improvements don't come from supplements or gadgets, they come from a handful of consistent habits.

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According to Matthew Walker's research, books, and lectures, the most powerful sleep improvements don't come from supplements or gadgets, they come from a handful of consistent habits.

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Book Cover - Bad Therapy

Bad Therapy

Posted By
Bastiaan Koster
01 Sep 2025
Abigail is a journalist that that unpacks various issues about Bad Therapy. The book specifically focused on children, young people. She also has a go at the unnecessary proliferation in the use the prescription drugs for children and young people being diagnosed with some “mental condition” like ADHD etc.

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Abigail is a journalist that that unpacks various issues about Bad Therapy. The book specifically focused on children, young people. She also has a go at the unnecessary proliferation in the use the prescription drugs for children and young people being diagnosed with some “mental condition” like ADHD etc.

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Book Cover - Effortless

Effortless

Posted By
Shauna Paul
09 Jul 2025
From the New York Times bestselling author of the million-copy bestseller Essentialism comes an empowering guide to achieving your goals.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the million-copy bestseller Essentialism comes an empowering guide to achieving your goals.

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IP Legal Tech Centre

Greetings and Salutations

Posted By
Anne Lévy
05 Nov 2024
How do you address someone when you cannot know in advance the name, gender or status of the person you are writing to.

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How do you address someone when you cannot know in advance the name, gender or status of the person you are writing to.

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Upcoming Meetings

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FICPI-UK Christmas Dinner Meeting, 10 December 2026

Brasserie Blanc
119 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PP
United Kingdom

10 Dec 2026
Join FICPI-UK in London for our final dinner meeting of 2026: a festive evening with friends and colleagues from private practice at Brasserie Blanc, Chancery Lane. Enjoy a welcome glass of bubbly or cocktail, a three-course festive dinner, good wines and plenty of time to catch up with the FICPI-UK community.
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Upcoming PMC Webinars

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Past PMC Webinars

FICPI // Focus 45 // Wellbeing and Emotional Intelligence

22 Jun 2023
In this session Sharon Deal will discuss Emotional Intelligence, Authenticity and Wellbeing in an IP firm working environment with Louis-Pierre Gravelle.

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In this session Sharon Deal will discuss Emotional Intelligence, Authenticity and Wellbeing in an IP firm working environment with Louis-Pierre Gravelle.

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FICPI // Focus 45 // Profit generation with Norman K. Clark

07 Jun 2023
Norman K. Clark, Managing Principal of Walker Clark will discuss profit generation with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator. Walker Clark works exclusively with the legal profession, and helps law firms to identify and capture the "low hanging fruit" in their internal operations, to make smarter investments in their people, and to build long-term sustainable profitability.

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Norman K. Clark, Managing Principal of Walker Clark will discuss profit generation with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator. Walker Clark works exclusively with the legal profession, and helps law firms to identify and capture the "low hanging fruit" in their internal operations, to make smarter investments in their people, and to build long-term sustainable profitability.

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