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Patent attorneys advise and assist individuals and businesses on the development, use, and legal protection of engineering processes, scientific advances, and other products or inventions that are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- and entitled to federal protections. Patent attorneys also handle patent infringement cases, involving the unauthorized use and misuse of patented inventions and processes.

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