Do D&I targets stimulate change, or alienate those trying to achieve it? WIPR Diversity speaks to lawyers on both sides of the debate
If the legal profession suffers from a lack of diversity, then the IP corner of the business fares even worse.
According to a survey of UK registered patent and trademark attorneys carried out by IPReg in 2021, the IP industry is 55% male, 87% heterosexual and nearly 80% white.
The picture is similar in the US. Women comprise under 22% of US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-registered attorneys and agents, and USPTO registration for racially diverse registrants averages about 6.5%, according to research by Elaine Spector and LaTia Brand in an article for the American Bar Association.
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