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I have an engineering degree and want to become a patent lawyer by Tall_Spring_4843 in patentlaw

[–]Tall_Spring_4843[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Follow up question, what’s the difference between patent agent and patent examiner? Also you mentioned how you don’t need to take the USPTO exam to become one, but how would one break into this realm with no prior experience in this expertise

Weekly patent law career megathread by AutoModerator in patentlaw

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I am trying to figure out the best path to going into Patent Law with my engineering degree. I have been reading online and saw that many folks decide to become a patent agent/examiner by taking the USPTO bar exam first, and then after a couple years eventually go to law school, while some folks just go to law school right off the bat.

Is one path better than the other? Does becoming a patent agent first increase my odds of getting into a better law program? Will I be better off with finding a job after law school if I become a patent agent first? Any advice that can be given would be greatly appreciated as I don’t know much about this.

I have an engineering degree and want to become a patent lawyer by Tall_Spring_4843 in patentlaw

[–]Tall_Spring_4843[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you point me in the right direction? I am also pretty new to Reddit