专利律师（patent attorney）是指具有特定资格的律师，上述资格赋予专利律师代理客户获得专利及参与涉及及实务中的所有事务和程序，比如提出异议等。“专利律师”这一名词在不同的国家具有不同的用法，因而可能或可能不像普通法律从业者一样需要同样的法律资格。

在某种场合下同样存在“人”或“patent lawyer”的称呼。某些情况下该些称呼可以通用。你看损害。另外一些情况下，后者只用在本人具有律师资格的情况。

目前，世界上实行专利制度的国家大多数对专利律师实行资格认定制度。专利律师/专利代理人的工作职责主要有：代理；代理及宣告专利无效；代理专利诉讼；拟订企业知识产权战略；担任企业专利顾问等。

在我国，尚没有对“专利律师”的特殊职业认证，人身损害赔偿。也即每个律师皆可当然地代理专利诉讼，但不具备专利代理人资格则不能代理专利申请、专利复审和宣告无效事务。通常来说，中国的“专利律师”是指理工科出身，既具有专利代理人资格又具有律师资格的律师。

部分内容译自：Wikipedia维基百科

A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition. The term is used differently in different countries, and thus may or may not require the same legal qualifications as a general legal practitioner.

The titles patent agent and patent lawyer are also used in some jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions the terms are interchangeable, in others the latter is generally used only if the person qualified as a lawyer.