Can I hire an intellectual property lawyer in criminal cases?

An intellectual property lawyer was hired in a criminal case. No. According to the information disclosed by relevant laws, criminal defense lawyers are employed in criminal cases, and intellectual property lawyers mainly deal with litigation and non-litigation legal affairs related to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition. In criminal cases, the national criminal judicial organs usually take the initiative to intervene. After the victim or the masses report the case, the public security and procuratorial organs will intervene in the investigation. Then the people's procuratorate prosecuted the defendant on behalf of the state, and the court, as a judge of the law, conducted a fair trial to achieve the criminal law purpose of punishing criminals and protecting the people. Therefore, intellectual property lawyers cannot defend the case.