1. Intellectual Property Lawyers
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Intellectual Property Lawyers

2. Understanding Intellectual Property
A book full of ideas
What is intellectual property?
Intellectual property is something that we own, but usually it cannot be held. It is what we create in our minds.
The company’s brand name
A famous company
What are some examples of intellectual property?
Designs for logos and trademarks
Inventions
Trade secrets
Artistic works like paintings, songs, books, etc.

3. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
How are different kinds of intellectual property protected?
A book that is protected by copyright
Brands and logos are protected by trademarks.
Inventions are protected by patents.
Trade secrets are protected by agreements.
Works of art are protected by copyrights.
A design protected by a trademark
Patents protect inventions.
Agreeing to work together

4. The Job of an Intellectual Property Lawyer
Creating a contract
What is the job of an intellectual property lawyer?
They do everything that is needed to protect intellectual property. This includes writing contracts, filing for patents, giving advice to clients, and representing clients in court.

5. Intellectual Property Lawyers Write Contracts
Carefully checking a contract
Why is it helpful to have intellectual property lawyers write contracts or agreements?
The wording for any agreement or contract should be exact. It should be specific. In fact, the more details it has, the better. This helps protect the intellectual property.
Tearing up a bad contract
What is a loophole in a contract?
Finding a problem
When details are left out or are not clearly explained, a loophole then exists in a contract. People who find such loopholes can then steal intellectual property without actually breaking the law.

6. How to Be an Intellectual Property Lawyer
University students
A lecture hall
Studying past court cases
Focusing on intellectual property law
How can a person become an intellectual property lawyer?
Get a degree in science, math, history, social science, or art.
Take a test to get into law school.
Focus on intellectual property law in law school.
Take a bar exam to become certified.

7. What is difficult about becoming an intellectual property lawyer?
Not an Easy Job
What is difficult about becoming an intellectual property lawyer?
A lawyer must learn how to think like a lawyer.
You have to read a lot to become a lawyer!
A law student in a law library
How does this happen?
It happens by a lot of reading. Law students study court cases to learn the facts, the arguments, and the decision the judge made in each case and why. In this way, they learn how to apply the law.

8. Places That Need Intellectual Property Lawyers
Books about patent law
Always more to learn
Where do intellectual property lawyers work?
They can work in special law offices. They can also work for national patent and trademark offices.

9. Skills for Intellectual Property Lawyers
An intellectual property lawyer with strong speaking skills
Looking at small details
They need to . . .
think and reason logically.
ask the right questions and find solutions.
have strong speaking and writing skills.
be able to pay close attention to small details.
What kind of skills do intellectual property lawyers need?

10. Vocabulary agreement n. contract n. a written or spoken promise
an official written agreement

11. Vocabulary intellectual adj. logically adv.
connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
logically adv.
with reasonable or sound thinking

12. Vocabulary logo n. loophole n.
a printed design or symbol that a company or an organization uses as its special sign
loophole n.
a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something

13. Vocabulary property n. trademark n. something that is owned by someone
a name, symbol, or design that a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else