The work of a patent lawyer is vital for ensuring the protection of your business's designs so it is important that you choose carefully. You are likely to continue requiring the services of a patent lawyer, for drafting license agreements or protecting future designs, so it helps if you pick well to start with so that you can build a good working relationship.
Patent lawyers will often refer to themselves as intellectual property lawyers so it is fine to search under both titles. However, you will want an intellectual property lawyer who has specific experience with patent protection rather than someone who principally works in copyright or trademark.
A patent lawyer adds value to your business by helping ensure that you can profit from your inventions. It is therefore helpful if your patent lawyer has a commercial outlook. More specifically your business will benefit from any experience they have working in your particular industry, whether it be pharmaceuticals, IT or any other.
When taking legal advice it is always the case that you pay for experience and this is no less true when using a patent lawyer. You will know your own budget and it is therefore up to you where to draw the line on how much you are willing to pay. The trick is simply, for your money, to get the patent lawyer most suited to you.
NB: None of this information should be construed as legal advice.
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