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For an IP guy, how prestigious do you guys think a federal circuit clerkship is compared to the 9,2, D.C. circuits?

Fed Circuit clerkship >>> 2/9/DC for patent dudes. There have been all of about 10 patent appellate cases outside the Fed Circuit since it was created (check out Holmes v. Vornado if you're interested).

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If you can snag any of those



We will all salute you!

nealric wrote:If you can snag any of those



We will all salute you!

Ok, I'll update this thread when it happens! =P

nealric, you owe me a salute.

klpps wrote:nealric, you owe me a salute.

on a scale from 1 to 100 how prestigious do you feel?

I'm an IP guy. I think in terms of practical skills, a Fed. Cir. would probably be more beneficial. But I think numbered circuits are much more selective. People with an engineering/science background at my T20 regularly got Fed. Cir. after 2-3 years working despite having very mediocre grades.

Anonymous User wrote:I'm an IP guy. I think in terms of practical skills, a Fed. Cir. would probably be more beneficial. But I think numbered circuits are much more selective. People with an engineering/science background at my T20 regularly got Fed. Cir. after 2-3 years working despite having very mediocre grades.

I think this has been changing in the last couple of years, as GP firms have invested more heavily in patent litigation. The last few years of Fed. Cir. clerks from my T14 have been top 5-10% types.

rayiner wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I'm an IP guy. I think in terms of practical skills, a Fed. Cir. would probably be more beneficial. But I think numbered circuits are much more selective. People with an engineering/science background at my T20 regularly got Fed. Cir. after 2-3 years working despite having very mediocre grades.

I think this has been changing in the last couple of years, as GP firms have invested more heavily in patent litigation. The last few years of Fed. Cir. clerks from my T14 have been top 5-10% types.

GW is a big feeder school for Fed Cir clerkships, I think that's what he meant.

rayiner wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I'm an IP guy. I think in terms of practical skills, a Fed. Cir. would probably be more beneficial. But I think numbered circuits are much more selective. People with an engineering/science background at my T20 regularly got Fed. Cir. after 2-3 years working despite having very mediocre grades.

I think this has been changing in the last couple of years, as GP firms have invested more heavily in patent litigation. The last few years of Fed. Cir. clerks from my T14 have been top 5-10% types.

CR. It's pretty tough to rely on things other than top grades from a top school to get a Fed Cir clerkship these days unless you have a hard science PhD or a ridiculous amount of top notch IP litigation experience (in which case the clerkship would be totally useless to you anyway).