Attorney

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS | ATTORNEYS   Intellectual Property Rights attorneys are those who are specifically qualified in representing the clients for obtaining the patents and various other IP's. The attorney plays a key role and acts in all matters and proceedings relating to the patent and trademark law. The procedures may include the filing of patent, filing of opposition etc. Attorneys are also named as Agents or Lawyers which may differ in all the countries. In certain jurisdiction patent lawyers are said only if the person is qualified as a lawyer and in some jurisdiction both are interchangeable. In India , a person who has registered for practice is called as "Registered Patent Agent" or simply a "Patent Agent". A qualifying exam will be conducted by the Indian Patent Office for the Science or any technical degree candidates. Attorney may not always require legal qualifications. The attorneys may prepare, file and prosecute patent applications for their clients before the patent office. An attorney can also provide opinions about various IP's. An attorney can also provide legal services outside the patent office. Patent attorneys can advice his clients on legal issues which may either be for licensing the inventions, or in case of infringement or any other legal matters. In every state, every patent attorney or patent agent must first qualify for the patent exam which is separately conducted in each state. In certain countries like Singapore a person can become a patent attorney only if he is a resident of Singapore . Like way, each country has their own rules and regulations for appearing for the attorney examinations.   Trademark attorneys are those who are qualified in matters involving trademark law and in design matters. The trademark attorneys also provide legal advices dealing with trademarks. Large companies which have enough trademark interest employ the trademark attorneys. As similar to the patent attorneys, the trademark attorneys take in the responsibilities of advising the clients on the approval and selection of new trademarks, filing of trademark application, handling trademark oppositions, revocations and various other assignments which includes the trademark search and trademark infringement. The trademark attorneys must also pass a series of examination to be regulated as professionals. There are examining attorneys who review the trademark filing, requests additional information and approves or denies the trademark application for registration for various reasons.   Attorneys are basically persons who are trained in law with the capability of advising the clients in legal matters. In other words, attorneys are an agent authorized to act in legal capacity for another person.  Thus with the help of patent and trademark attorneys it is possible to file IP's like patent and trademark. The attorneys also provide legal advice for the clients regarding patents and trademarks. Filing of patents, filing of trademarks, litigation, infringement, opposition filing, can be made easy with the help of patent and trademark attorneys. By writing the appropriate exam (Patent and Trademark Examinations which is conducted twice a year in India ) with a minimum of any science and technical degree one can become a patent and trademark attorney.

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