patent attorney
Intellectual property specialist
A patent attorney is a lawyer specializing in intellectual property law who helps inventors and companies secure patents for their inventions.
Patent attorneys draft patent applications, navigate the approval process with patent offices, and may litigate infringement cases.
In the U.S., they must pass a separate bar exam administered by the Patent and Trademark Office: We hired a patent attorney to protect our new software design.
Pre-existing technical knowledge
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- developmentProgress toward maturity
technology · PCT · inventorship · assignment
Violation of rights
- damagesCompensation for injury
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- discoveryAct of finding something
expert witness · testimony · plaintiff · defendant · cease and desist · settlement · courtroom · enforcement
Legal rights over inventions
- legal opinionFormal interpretation of law
- docketingRecording on official schedule
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
specification · amendment · appeals · enablement · utility · novelty · disclosure · examination
Contract granting usage rights
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- cross-licensingMutual IP rights exchange
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
Licensure test for attorneys
- technical degreeCareer-focused academic credential
- JDProfessional legal degree
- engineering backgroundTraining in applied sciences
- science degreeAcademic credential in natural fields
continuing education · specialization · certification · law school · admission · licensure
prior art
Pre-existing technical knowledge
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
development · technology · PCT · inventorship · assignment
infringement
Violation of rights
- damagesCompensation for injury
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
discovery · expert witness · testimony · plaintiff · defendant · cease and desist · settlement · courtroom · enforcement · trade secret
intellectual property
Legal rights over inventions
- legal opinionFormal interpretation of law
- docketingRecording on official schedule
- continuationAct of proceeding further
reexamination · specification · amendment · appeals · enablement · utility · novelty · disclosure · examination
licensing agreement
Contract granting usage rights
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- cross-licensingMutual IP rights exchange
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
bar exam
Licensure test for attorneys
- technical degreeCareer-focused academic credential
- JDProfessional legal degree
- engineering backgroundTraining in applied sciences
science degree · continuing education · specialization · certification · law school · admission · licensure
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Creator of original devices
innovator · scientist · engineer · entrepreneur · product designer
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