1. What is an intellectual property lawyer?
Intellectual property lawyers are a classification of lawyers according to their majors, mainly dealing with litigation and non-litigation legal related matters such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition.
Work content of intellectual property lawyers
1, providing consulting services such as patent protection strategy, trademark protection strategy and copyright;
2, responsible for intellectual property trade negotiations, contract drafting and review;
3. Be responsible for the formulation and implementation of legal risk prevention measures for intellectual property rights;
4. Responsible for patent application agency, patent maintenance, licensing and transfer;
5, responsible for patent reexamination, patent infringement litigation administrative litigation;
6, trademark patent literature retrieval, investigation and monitoring.
2. What should intellectual property lawyers pay attention to when handling intellectual property cases?
Intellectual property lawyers must attach importance to collecting relevant evidence. Speaking of this, many people may be dismissive and think that no matter what the case is, the evidence is very important and there is no need to overemphasize it. However, in intellectual property cases, due to the particularity of intellectual property rights, some written materials play a very important role.
For example, if an intellectual property case is about copyright, the author's creative manuscript and copyright-related supporting documents will be produced at the trial; If some technical achievements disputes are involved, it is necessary to produce certificates and related technical achievements documents that can prove the identity of the person who completed the technical achievements. It can be said that it is difficult to safeguard the rights and interests of the parties without relevant written materials.
Lawyers must have a detailed understanding of the handling process of intellectual property cases. From the communication with the parties in the early stage to the defense in court and the application for execution in the later stage, we need to be aware of it, so that the parties can make full preparations and responses at every step. Especially in the preparation stage of filing a case, it is necessary to determine specific litigation strategies, choose a court with a better law enforcement environment, and further communicate with the controversial focus of intellectual property cases.
From the professional requirements, lawyers need to keep every note in mind in order to do every job well. From the perspective of the parties or enterprises at that time, it is necessary to cooperate with intellectual property lawyers and make corresponding preparations.
3. What problems should intellectual property lawyers pay attention to?
First, pay attention to the business sources of intellectual property cases.
Intellectual property gods pay more attention to the influence of cases, the quality of customers and the quality of services. This is like an expert teacher only paying attention to the classroom.
Second, focus on development.
Intellectual property cases are mostly small cases, with low compensation and correspondingly low attorney fees.
Thirdly, answering strange phone calls with a smile is an essential professional accomplishment for intellectual property lawyers.