Re: biotech patent law: PhD necessary?

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On 6/01/03, Adam R wrote:
> I'm interested in being a patent attorney in the biotech
> industry in the long term. I will be finishing up my B.S. in
> molecular and cellular biology fairly soon. I was wondering
> if anyone with experience in patent law could tell me if a
> B.S. is sufficient to become a patent attorney or whether I
> should also get a PhD. Please send me an e-mail
> (citineuqua@yahoo.com) & thank

its definitely not mandatory to get a phd. but i dont know
any reason why any law firm would want you with a b.s when so
many phds are ready to work with them, secondly, i the
grapevine goes that electrical , mech and other fields a m.s.
degree suffices but for biotech a ph.d. is slowly becoming an
absolute must

Re: biotech patent law: PhD necessary?, 2/16/04, by Rob.

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