Duties and Responsibilities of Intellectual Property Agents
Intellectual property lawyers are skilled and well-versed in intellectual property law and help protect and preserve intellectual property from being misused, and mistreated.
Intellectual property includes creations of the mind (ideas, concepts, plans, names, etc,.) such as ❖ Inventions ❖ Literature and art, ❖ Concepts and designs, ❖ Symbols and logos, ❖ Names, ❖ Images, and so on.
Intellectual property protection helps protect unique innovation, ideas and creations from being copied, sold or misused by acquiring: ❖ Patented inventions, ❖ Trademarks, ❖ Industrial concepts, and
❖ Copyrights.
The primary tasks carried out by Intellectual property agents are:
❖ Protecting intellectual property, ❖ Filing appeals, ❖ Enforcing intellectual property law, etc.
Protecting Intellectual Property IP Agents do everything legal related to protecting intellectual property to protect plans, concepts, names and ideas from being used without consent.
Filing Appeals They help clients file applications and appeals to get their property legally protected from competitors, and other business risks.
Enforcing Intellectual Property Law
IP Agents can take legal action and enforce legal measures on entities that ❖ Misuse protected property, ❖ Use property without consent, or ❖ Use property in non-compliance with terms of use.
In addition to these duties, Intellectual property agents also acquire legal means to protect trade secrets, to improve morality and enhance economic growth.