Trade mark or Patent Attorney

Overview

Who is Trade mark or Patent Attorney?

Patent Attorneys or Trademark Attorneys are specialist types of lawyers monitored by their own regulator. The role of a patent attorney or Trademark Attorney gives advice to the clients on the areas of law applicable to intellectual property. A patent attorney or Trademark Attorney develop a thorough understanding and knowledge of relevant acts and laws. Trademark attorneys or patent attorneys provide expert legal advice on the usage, protection and enforcement of trademarks like the names, symbols, images, logos and special characters which are used to identify companies and their products and services.

Trademark attorneys or patent attorneys provide clients with both legal and technical advice. Trademark attorneys or patent attorneys provide contextual advice and expert guidance in trademark litigation, registration and protection of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions, and preparing documentation and renewal notices across all jurisdictions where the trademark is registered.

Typical day at work

What does Trade mark or Patent Attorney do?

Patent attorneys are experts in preparing and filing patent applications and representing clients in court for patent-related matters such as infringement, licensing, and re-examination. A patent attorney may work for a patent law firm or for a large corporation in-house.

They represent inventors or businesses in patent applications, aid with patent infringement, and act as litigators to safeguard their clients' invention rights.

• To conduct the first examination for any substantive and procedural  issues on several new applications.
• To evaluate the descriptiveness of a mark, to conduct Internet-based research.
• To conduct research identification and classification of goods and services issues,
• To discuss procedural issues with applicants or their attorneys,
• To determine whether the issues raised by the Examining Attorney have been resolved or not.
• To draft an appeal brief defending a final refusal of a trademark application.

Abilities & aptitude needed

What are the skills, abilities & aptitude needed to become Trade mark or Patent Attorney?

To become a patent attorney or trademark attorney the aspirants requires skills like good communication skills, both written and oral. Thus, the interested candidate should be proficient with words in a range of contexts, using them to define and describe, to explain and advise, to instruct and to questions.

Courses

Which course I can pursue?