with certain degrees, such as law, may be eligible for exemption in some Foundation Papers of the qualifying examination (and will usually find it easier to find a job as a trainee). There is no exclusive title in other jurisdictions such as the United States, where no specialized examinations are required in order to qualify and practice as a trademark attorney. In the United States, any attorney who is licensed to practice law in any state can represent individuals and companies in trademark matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This stems from the view that an attorney is capable of practicing law in any field with a minimum level of competence as shown by passing a state bar exam. In the United States, any attorney who is licensed to practice law in any state can represent individuals and companies in the United States Trademark Office. Many trademark attorneys have undergraduate degrees in a variety of fields such as business administration, marketing, liberal arts rather than in the science or engineering field which a Patent Attorney must have in order to practice in the United States Patent Office. Furthermore, a patent attorney must pass a special exam in order to represent individuals and companies in the Patent Office while a trademark attorney does not. In addition, the examiners who review all trademark applications filed with the Trademark Office are also licensed attorneys and their official title is Trademark Examining Attorney. They also do a trademark search of the federal trademark records to determine if the trademark applied for is confusingly similar to a registered or a prior pending application. See also International Trademark Association (INTA) Patent attorney Trademark examiner References External links General trademark associations International — International Trademark Association (INTA) — An association for trademark owners, practitioners and other parties with an interest in trademarks Professional associations of trade mark practitioners Australia — Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) Canada — Intellectual Property Institute of Canada France — CNCPI - Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété industrielle Hong Kong — Hong Kong Institute of Trade Mark Practitioners (HKITMP) United Kingdom — Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) South Africa — The South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) Switzerland — Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys (ASPTA) United States — Trademarkcounsels.com Lawyers by type Legal professions Attorney