Our podcast Two IPs in a Pod, helmed by Chief Executive Lee Davies and Honorary Secretary Gwilym Roberts, won an award and grew a loyal and regular global listenership throughout the year.
Across its third and fourth seasons the podcast received over 20,000 downloads on our main publishing platform and attracted more than 1,500 regular streaming listeners per episode on Apple and Spotify alone. Our most downloaded episode was our interview with the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Steve Rowan – currently standing at more than 600 downloads.
The biggest achievement for Two IPs in a Pod was winning “Best Podcast” at Memcom 2021, the annual awards for the UK membership sector. We also reached a milestone 50th episode, when we featured CIPA’s involvement with the Earthshot Prize, featuring Rachel Moriarty, Head of Prize Design and Impact, and CIPA’s Media & PR Committee Chair, Jerry Bridge Butler.
Seasons 3 and 4 of the Podcast included an eclectic mix of guests, highlighting the latest topics in IP, including AI, vaccines, sustainability, and updates to the profession. Among our guests were former CIPA President Tibor Gold and Tim Moss, Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
