Intellectual property lawyer vs legal counsel

Differences between intellectual property lawyer and legal counsel duties and responsibilities

Intellectual property lawyer example responsibilities.

• Develop and implement an agency-wide client privacy policy and manage agency response to all matters involving subpoenas and warrants.
• Prepare, file and prosecute trademark applications with the USPTO.
• Prepare, file, and prosecute patent and trademark applications before the USPTO and foreign patent offices.
• Reduce expenses and identify litigation targets through review and pruning of existing patent portfolio.
• Work on drafting and prosecution of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and chemical patent applications
• Prepare and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemicals, materials and mechanical arts.
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Legal counsel example responsibilities.

• Achieve statewide recognition as expert on Medicare and Medicaid.
• Manage high-risk employee terminations from initial decision through preparation for appeals hearings and any subsequent legal action.
• Assist in liaising with insurance authorities, responding to regulatory inquiries and managing relationship with region from legal and business perspective.
• Conduct anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) due diligence on a daily basis.
• Ensure compliance with federal securities laws, NYSE rules, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Draft position statements for EEO and other regulatory claims.
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