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Intellectual property (IP) refers to innovations of the mind and your rights to them such as inventions, literary and artistic works, names, images, and designs used in commerce to name a few. Some examples of cases IP lawyers in Illinois handle are trademark (e.g. ownership over a logo or phrase), patent (e.g. ownership of inventions), and copyright (e.g. your legal rights to poems, plays, and artistic works) cases.

Thus, IP lawyers in Illinois can handle a large variety of cases although many are narrowly focused in their practice. In other words, just because someone is an intellectual property lawyer in Illinois doesn’t mean they handle trademarks. They may have carved out a niche in helping people who want to get a patent or protect their patent rights. In general though, an intellectual property lawyer can handle something as simple as reviewing a publishing contract or as complex as a lawsuit alleging that an invention was stolen.

IP lawyers typically charge by the hour and the amount that they will charge would depend on the type of case that you have. In some cases where you are suing someone else for violating your IP rights, a lawyer might take the case on a contingency basis, which means that they don’t get paid unless they win. For example, if you were suing NBC or CBS for stealing a TV show idea that you submitted to them, and the attorneys took the case on a contingency basis, you would not have to pay them any money unless they recovered damages for you.

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