Patent and Trademark Attorneys

As a patent and trademark attorney, you help inventors and companies protect the things that make them unique. If someone has created a new machine or process, or built a brand that people know and trust, your job is to make sure they own it legally and others can't just copy them. It takes a mix of technical knowledge (to understand what the invention does) and law (to know how to protect it).

A lot of your day is spent researching - looking at what already exists to check if your client's idea is truly new. Then you write detailed applications that explain the invention or brand in a precise way that the law accepts. You'll talk to clients about their goals, check whether their idea can be protected, and if someone tries to steal it, you'll work to stop them. The best part is that your work encourages people to keep creating things, because they know they'll own what they make.