Re: Another undergrad degree/IP question

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> Questions:
> 1. What are my prospects (if any) in Patent law?
> 2. Does an IP attorney need to pass the patent bar also?
> 3. Would my degree/background fit into IP?
>
> thanks.

1.If your Bachelors of Science in Information Technology
does not satisfy the USPTO degee requirements, you can still
qualify to take the patent bar by taking additional hard
science courses, but this may require another 2 years of
school work. Even if you did pass the patent bar, most
patent law firms are very specific in the type of
undergraduate degrees they are looking for, and I am not
sure that Information Technology is one of them.

2.An IP attorney is an attorney practicing intellectual
property, which includes patent, copyright and trademark.
You only need to pass the patent bar for patent work,
specifically patent prosecution work. You can practice
patent litigation work without the patent bar. Also, of
course you can do copyright or trademark work without the
patent bar.

3. You degree would probably best fit into the general IP
area.

Re: Another undergrad degree/IP question, 9/10/03, by Ken.

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