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Fractional Intellectual Property Counsel

Trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and IP licensing. Fractional, contract or permanent, every candidate video-interviewed.

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Updated October 2026

Intellectual Property

What Fractional Intellectual Property Counsel Does

Fractional IP counsel protects and commercializes what you've built (trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and IP licensing) and coordinates patent specialists when you need them.

LawStaff Group places experienced, video-interviewed attorneys for the hours the work needs, from a few hours a month to several days a week, or full time on contract. While they work with you on a fractional or contract basis, they're on our payroll.

A paralegal can manage trademark docketing and renewal deadlines.

Typical Work

What They Handle

  • Trademark clearance, filing and portfolio management
  • Copyright and content licensing
  • Trade secret protection and confidentiality programs
  • IP assignment and invention agreements
  • IP licensing in and out
  • Brand protection and enforcement letters
  • Coordinating patent work with registered patent practitioners
When to Bring Them In

Common Reasons to Bring In Intellectual Property Help

You're launching a new brand or product

You're licensing your technology or content

Employees or contractors haven't signed IP assignments

You have infringement concerns

How It Works

How a LawStaff Search Runs

A LawStaff recruiter screens every candidate: interview, skills, references, bar admissions for attorneys and a recorded video interview. We bill by the hour: on fractional and contract work you pay one hourly rate for the hours you approve, covering the professional's pay and our fee, and we quote it for every candidate before you interview.

1

Place an Order

The role, practice area, hours and jurisdiction. A recruiter follows up within one business day.

2

We Screen

Interviews, skills tests, references, bar admissions, and your screening questions.

3

You Watch, Then Meet

Résumés with each candidate's answers and a recorded video interview.

4

Day One, and Every Week

Fractional and contract hires start on our payroll; we check in on day one and weekly.

Common Questions

Fractional Intellectual Property Counsel

Can fractional counsel file trademarks?
Yes. Fractional IP counsel can run clearance searches, file applications and manage your trademark portfolio.
Do I need a patent attorney?
Patent prosecution before the USPTO requires a registered patent attorney or agent. We can match you with one, and your fractional counsel can coordinate.
How do we protect trade secrets?
With confidentiality agreements, IP assignment agreements, access controls and a clear policy, which fractional counsel can put in place quickly.
Locations

Fractional Intellectual Property Counsel by City

Remote-first across the U.S., matched to the jurisdictions your work requires.

Atlanta New York Los Angeles San Francisco Bay Area Chicago Dallas–Fort Worth Houston Austin Miami Boston Washington, D.C. Seattle Denver Charlotte Nashville Phoenix

Other practice areas

Fractional General Counsel Commercial Contracts Employment & Labor Privacy & Data Protection Startups & Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Technology & SaaS Healthcare & Life Sciences Real Estate Compliance & Regulatory Personal Injury Insurance Defense Workers' Compensation All practice areas

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