The Trademark Lawyer Magazine

What The Trademark Lawyer Magazine does

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine is a professional B2B publication focused exclusively on trademark law and intellectual property, serving trademark attorneys, IP lawyers, corporate IP departments, and specialist IP service providers globally. Founded in 2012 and operated by CTC International Media Limited, a UK private limited company headquartered in Ashford, England, the magazine delivers editorial content through print and digital formats, a weekly newsletter, and an IP Knowledge Hub. Its core products include the flagship magazine, the Global IP Directory (an annual catalogue of specialist IP firms connecting providers with potential clients across all continents), specialized supplements, and editorial segments such as Women in IP Leadership and a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion series.

The business generates revenue through three streams: magazine subscriptions (print and digital), advertising sales targeting major trademark-owning organizations, and annual Global IP Directory listings. The company maintains core strategic partnerships with the three most influential international IP associations — MARQUES, AIPPI, and INTA — securing media partner status at flagship annual events. A 7-person team operates the publishing platform, which is built on a standard WordPress website with PageSuite digital reader integration, and distributes content via website, email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter, and YouTube (CTC Legal Media Live).

The magazine's go-to-market is sales-led, targeting trademark-owning organizations and IP professionals through subscriptions, advertising, and directory listings. Its sister publication, Patent Lawyer Magazine, is published under the same CTC Legal Media parent brand, expanding the group's reach across the IP profession. The publication reaches thousands of IP professionals monthly through its directory and global editorial coverage spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania.

Name

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine

Legal name

CTC International Media Limited

Website

https://trademarklawyermagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine, founded in 2012 and published by CTC International Media Limited in the UK, is a B2B professional publication serving trademark attorneys, IP lawyers, and corporate IP departments globally through editorial content, advertising, and the Global IP Directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Directory and Mailing List Publishers (513140)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA)

Keywords

• Trademark law publishing
• IP news media
• Legal industry content
• Brand protection insights
• Intellectual property reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions providing access to trademark-focused editorial content, feature articles, and industry insights.
2. Advertising: Advertising opportunities targeting some of the world's biggest trademark-owning organizations, bringing firms a purely trademark-focused magazine audience.
3. Global IP Directory Listings: Annual catalogue of specialist IP firms listed in the Global IP Directory, with firms seeking new clients through alphabetical country listings and firm profiles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine is a professional trademark-focused publication delivered in print and digital formats, providing news, feature articles, and analysis on intellectual property and trademark law developments worldwide. It operates as a content platform under CTC Legal Media, also offering the Global IP Directory (an annual catalogue of specialist IP firms), weekly newsletter subscriptions, and specialized supplements covering brand protection and IP litigation.

Product overview

The Trademark Lawyer Magazine operates as a professional publication offering a comprehensive intellectual property information platform. The core offering is The Trademark Lawyer Magazine itself, a trademark-focused periodical featuring news, feature articles, and analysis on IP developments. Supporting products include the Global IP Directory (an annual catalogue of specialist IP firms), the IP Knowledge Hub (educational content on IP topics), editorial segments like Women in IP Leadership and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Series, and specialized Supplements. The company also provides event coverage through Global IP Events and offers newsletter subscription services for regular IP news delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Trademark Lawyer Magazine A professional periodical (print and digital) providing news, analysis, and feature articles focused on intellectual property and trademark law topics, targeted at trademark attorneys, in-house IP professionals, and IP law firms worldwide.
• Global IP Directory An annual catalogue (print and online interactive PDF) listing specialist IP firms actively seeking new clients, organized by country with firm profiles and contact information, connecting IP service providers with potential clients globally.
• Weekly Trademark Newsletter A subscription-based weekly email newsletter delivering trademark-focused news, top feature articles from the magazine, and pertinent trademark stories to subscribers.
• Specialized IP Supplements Specialized in-depth publications covering specific IP topics, including the IP Litigation Special Report, Strategy Guide, and Eastern European IP Guide, providing deep-dive coverage of trademark and IP subject areas.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MARQUEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMARQUES is a leading European trademark association. The Trademark Lawyer Magazine maintains an ongoing partnership for the MARQUES 40th Annual Conference 2026 in Lisbon, featuring conference banners and coverage on the magazine website.
• AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPPI World Congress 2026 partnership. The magazine features banners and coverage for the Hamburg congress, reaching a global IP professional audience.
• INTA (International Trademark Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerINTA Annual Meeting 2026 in London coverage. The magazine serves as a media partner with display advertising and editorial content, including reviews of the 44th Annual Meeting.
• ClarivateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClarivate Trademarks sponsored the magazine's trademark filing trends report, appearing prominently on the homepage with referral campaign tracking.
• CTC Legal MediacoreOthersParent company of The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. Also publishes Patent Lawyer Magazine and operates CTC Legal Media Live YouTube channel for IP industry interviews and content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lexology: Large-scale global legal content platform with dedicated IP/trademark verticals and a contributor network of law firms; competes for IP practitioner attention and law firm thought-leadership budgets at greater scale, though as part of a much wider legal-publishing portfolio.
• Law360: Bloomberg Industry Group's legal news service with a dedicated IP section; comparable audience of IP lawyers and in-house counsel, but operates as a much broader daily-news incumbent rather than a specialist trademark magazine.

Direct peers

• IAM (Intellectual Asset Management): Specialist IP business media brand covering patents, trade secrets, and IP strategy; serves corporate IP leaders and law firms with magazine, rankings, and events — closely comparable professional publishing model in the same buyer universe.
• World Trademark Review (WTR): Bloomberg Industry Group / Lexology-published magazine and online service dedicated exclusively to trademark law; directly competes for the same IP practitioner and corporate trademark attorney audience across subscriptions, rankings, and events.
• Patent Lawyer Magazine: Sister publication under CTC Legal Media focused on patent law; operates with the same GTM, advertising, and directory infrastructure serving an adjacent but distinct IP practitioner audience — the closest functional analogue and potential cross-sell or internal benchmark.
• Managing Intellectual Property (MIP): Long-running IP-focused trade publication (now part of Delinian/Lexology) covering patents, trademarks, and copyrights with rankings, magazine, and events; directly comparable B2B IP media brand targeting practising IP lawyers and in-house teams.
• Intellectual Property Magazine: UK-based IP trade publication (published by Newton Media) covering patents, trademarks, designs, and copyright for IP professionals; directly comparable B2B IP magazine format and target audience in the UK and European market.

Emerging players

• IPWatchdog: US-based IP news and analysis platform with patent-heavy coverage but growing trademark content; comparable professional IP audience and recurring-content model, though primarily digital-first rather than print magazine.
• INTA Bulletin: Official member publication of the International Trademark Association, distributed to INTA's global membership; reaches much of the same trademark practitioner audience but as an association-controlled outlet rather than an independent commercial title.

Regional players

• Juve Patent: European IP legal publisher covering patent and trademark litigation with rankings and reports; operates in the same European professional IP media space with comparable law-firm rankings and event products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tmlawyermag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CTCLegalMedialive
• Facebookfacebook.com/CTClegalmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-trademark-lawyer-magazine

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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