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Trademark attorney

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes when you see a picture or a logo, you can tell right away what it belongs to? Like, when you see that big yellow M, you know it means McDonald's, right?

Well, when a company or a person comes up with a special picture, name, or symbol that they want to use to represent themselves, they might want to make sure that no one else can use it too. That's where a trademark attorney comes in.

A trademark attorney is a special kind of lawyer who helps people and companies protect their special symbols (like logos), names, and other things that they use to represent themselves. They study the laws that have to do with trademarks and help people apply for trademarks so that they can be sure that no one else can use what belongs to them.

So, a trademark attorney helps people protect their symbols and names, so they can be sure that they will always represent themselves in the way that they want to be seen.
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