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Is a BS in BioSci sufficient for patent/IP law? I have average work experience in the field (biotechnology), but no advanced degree.

Thanks.

columbia86 wrote:Is a BS in BioSci sufficient for patent/IP law? I have average work experience in the field (biotechnology), but no advanced degree.

Thanks.

In pre-ITE, your credentials were good for patent lit, but probably not for patent prosecution.
Not sure about ITE. All the life-science patent litigators *I know* have Ph. Ds.

Your best bet is have great law school grades and interview well.

Sit for the patent bar.
Mass mail firms.
Profit.

Truevines is mostly correct - life sciences usually means Ph.Ds. However, I know quite a few people who don't have graduate degrees in life sciences that haven't had much of a problem landing a prosecution gig. The secret? Cast your net widely. There will likely be boutiques that will be interested and persistent.

sky7 wrote:Sit for the patent bar.
Mass mail firms.
Profit.

Truevines is mostly correct - life sciences usually means Ph.Ds. However, I know quite a few people who don't have graduate degrees in life sciences that haven't had much of a problem landing a prosecution gig. The secret? Cast your net widely. There will likely be boutiques that will be interested and persistent.

Do most IP attorneys do all forms of IP law (trademark, licensing, copyright, patent, trade secret, etc) or do they generally specialize in one niche?

Thanks.

columbia86 wrote:

sky7 wrote:Sit for the patent bar.
Mass mail firms.
Profit.

Truevines is mostly correct - life sciences usually means Ph.Ds. However, I know quite a few people who don't have graduate degrees in life sciences that haven't had much of a problem landing a prosecution gig. The secret? Cast your net widely. There will likely be boutiques that will be interested and persistent.

Do most IP attorneys do all forms of IP law (trademark, licensing, copyright, patent, trade secret, etc) or do they generally specialize in one niche?

Thanks.

Some do all, and some do just Patent litigation. Some patent litigators aren't members of the patent bar so don't do prosecution. A lot of patent litigators will also do copyright/trademark/trade secret/unfair comp litigation too and general IP enforcement (c&d's). Even if you don't have a hard sci degree and youd o IP lit, there are components of patent prosecution you could help with at well. It depends on the firm and how they have the practice groups set up. A lot of firms want to be able to market their associates as patent bar eligible even if they mainly focus on lit, though.

truevines wrote:

columbia86 wrote:Is a BS in BioSci sufficient for patent/IP law? I have average work experience in the field (biotechnology), but no advanced degree.

Thanks.

In pre-ITE, your credentials were good for patent lit, but probably not for patent prosecution.
Not sure about ITE. All the life-science patent litigators *I know* have Ph. Ds.

Your best bet is have great law school grades and interview well.

I know someone who has a SA IP lit job with a top firm for this summer with only a Bio BS + WE (but that person had great 1L grades).

You're going to need great 1L grades to get IP lit with any degree.

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maybe not.

columbia86 wrote:Is a BS in BioSci sufficient for patent/IP law? I have average work experience in the field (biotechnology), but no advanced degree.

More info needed.