Re: PhD v. LLM

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I think an LLM is only good for tax law. For patent law you
would probably be better off working as a patent examiner at
the USPTO for $30k per year as opposed to investing the time
and money in a IP LLM.

If you want to get a PhD that is fine. However, I would not
get a PhD soley to bolster patent law credentials. The market
is flooded with patent attorneys of all types. Everyone has
good credentials, but not everyone can get a job. Right now
there are newly minted registered patent attorneys who are
still looking for that first job after a year of law school
graduation. Beware!

In my opinion, I would go for an examiner job at the USPTO or
try to get in with a solo patent practicioner or patent
botique.

Re: PhD v. LLM, 4/13/04, by David.

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