What Are Trademark & Patent Attorneys?

A patent attorney (or patent 'agent') is a type of lawyer that has undertaken special training to represent patentees before the national and regional patent offices. Our attorneys are dual qualified both as UK Chartered Patent Agents (CPAs) and European Patent Attorneys (EPAs), and some are UK and European trademark attorneys.

In order to become a patent attorney it is normally necessary to have a first degree in a technical subject, such as engineering, biology or chemistry. The subsequent training to become a patent attorney is rigorous.

The most important skills that patent attorneys have are in drafting patent applications and later arguing and amending applications before patent offices to try to get patents granted for their clients.

Trademark attorneys have a similarly rigorous training and specialize in securing their clients trademark protection and advising on exploitation and infringement of trademarks.

Along with being subject to the common law of confidentiality, patent and trademark attorneys are bound by professional codes of conduct in relation to keeping any information that clients disclose confidential, so the public can be sure that they can discuss the possibility of patent and trademark protection with qualified patent attorneys without jeopardizing their rights.

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