Re: ABA v non-ABA law degree

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On 7/14/04, Kibitzer wrote:
> On 7/14/04, Patent agent wrote:
>> Kibitzer,
>>
>> Thank you for your response.
>>
>> I am thinking of an ABA school. However, I think that my technical
>> background is what is getting me interviews. I am not at all sure that
>> a law degree is going to get me to a better situtation.
>
> I'm sure you're right about why you are getting interviews.
>
> Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
>
>> I really believe that a DL degree is no help to a career in IP because
>> the market (at least in (CA) is saturated with patent attorneys from
>> first and second tier schools.
>
> The market still seems pretty tight everywhere. I'm hoping things turn
> around in the next couple of years.
>

I'm not a genetic optimist but I think things are "turning around." I
wonder why it is because R and D is so suppressed here (Northern CA).
However, I am getting calls from recruiters again, which I think is a good
sign.

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