Top-rated intellectual property lawyers

What does a intellectual property lawyer do?

An intellectual property lawyer protects and enforces patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, and handles licensing and infringement disputes.

• Trademark searches and registration
• Patent applications (by registered patent attorneys)
• Copyright registration and infringement
• Trade secret protection and theft
• Licensing agreements
• Infringement lawsuits

When do you need a intellectual property lawyer?

Talk to an intellectual property lawyer before you launch a brand or product, share an invention, or when someone copies your work.

• You are choosing a business or product name
• You have an invention to protect
• Someone is using your brand, content or code
• You received a cease-and-desist letter

Who are the best intellectual property lawyers in Florida?

The statewide ranking lists the top 25 of the 96 intellectual property lawyers LexRanked tracks in Florida, in order of their LexRank score. See the best intellectual property lawyers in Florida.

Where can I find a intellectual property lawyer in Florida?

Intellectual property rankings cover 6 Florida cities; Miami has the most lawyers compared (22).

How much does a intellectual property lawyer cost in Florida?

Intellectual property lawyers often charge flat fees for searches and filings and hourly rates for disputes; government filing fees are extra. Ask for the fee in writing. Under The Florida Bar's rules, a lawyer who has not represented you before must explain the basis or rate of the fee and costs, preferably in writing, and no fee may be clearly excessive.

Florida intellectual property rules to know

Patents and copyrights are governed by federal law, while Florida law protects trade secrets and offers its own trademark registration; the filing deadlines run from 3 to 6 years.

What does Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. About 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

How to choose a intellectual property lawyer

Confirm the license in The Florida Bar's directory, then compare experience, certification and how often the lawyer handles cases like yours.

1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory: the license must show as eligible to practice, and public discipline is listed there.
2. Check for Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, which requires peer review and an exam.
3. Ask for the fee agreement in writing before work starts.
4. Ask: Are you a registered patent attorney if my matter needs one?
5. Ask: What searches do you recommend before filing?
6. Ask: How do you handle infringement cases?

How LexRanked ranks intellectual property lawyers

By the LexRank score: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location, using only facts with a cited source. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Data checked November 2026 against each lawyer's Florida Bar profile. Payment never changes a position. See how we rank.

Sources

• 17 U.S. Code § 507 (limitations on copyright actions)
• 35 U.S. Code § 154 (patent term)
• 35 U.S. Code § 286 (time limitation on patent damages)
• Florida Statutes, section 688.007 (trade secrets: statute of limitations)
• Florida Statutes, section 495.071 (trademark registration: duration and renewal)
• Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-1.5 (fees and costs for legal services)
• The Florida Bar: Find a Lawyer directory