This distinguishes her from transwomen, shorthand for  transsexual women--women who were initially assigned a male gender, but have a female identity. If you identify as a woman but are not a transsexual woman, you're a ciswoman. Cissexual and transsexual identity are grounded in gender roles.
Patent Attorney Law & Legal Definition. A patent attorney refers to a lawyer who is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
U.S. and Foreign Patent Agents United States courts are similarly divided as to whether the attorney-client privilege applies to communicationsbetween patent agents and their clients. Patents agents are licensed to practice in front of the Patent andTrademark Office but are not licensed to practice law in any state.al. 1970). Under this theory, the attorney-client privilege is not available for documents given to or prepared. by the patent attorney which contain technical material. Recent cases have criticized this view, and permit documents containing technical information to be privileged.