Any bio/chem patent litigation attorneys out there? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Are there any patent litigation positions for people specializing in bio/chem? If so, do they require a Ph.D? Patent bar?

Prior to law school, my goal was to get into patent law. I have a bachelors in biology, and I spent 1 year in biology masters program prior to law school, but did not finish. I also have 5 years of experience working in labs in the biotech industry, in manufacturing related roles.

The vast majority of patent attorney positions I have seen advertised require an applicant to have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or physics and are prosecution positions. On the rare occasion that I do see a bio/chem patent prosecution attorney position, a PhD is usually preferred.

I got my JD in May 2013. I currently work in commercial litigation and have 2 years of litigation experience. So, I have recently been shooting for bio/chem patent ligation positions , but I haven't seen many. Are they out there? If so, what are employers looking for in potential candidates?

[Anonymous User]

Are there any patent litigation positions for people specializing in bio/chem? If so, do they require a Ph.D? Patent bar?

Prior to law school, my goal was to get into patent law. I have a bachelors in biology, and I spent 1 year in biology masters program prior to law school, but did not finish. I also have 5 years of experience working in labs in the biotech industry, in manufacturing related roles.

The vast majority of patent attorney positions I have seen advertised require an applicant to have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or physics and are prosecution positions. On the rare occasion that I do see a bio/chem patent prosecution attorney position, a PhD is usually preferred.

I got my JD in May 2013. I currently work in commercial litigation and have 2 years of litigation experience. So, I have recently been shooting for bio/chem patent ligation positions , but I haven't seen many. Are they out there? If so, what are employers looking for in potential candidates?

Are you looking to work exclusively on bio/chem work, or are you open to doing cases with a variety of technologies?

[Anonymous User]

Are there any patent litigation positions for people specializing in bio/chem? If so, do they require a Ph.D? Patent bar?

Prior to law school, my goal was to get into patent law. I have a bachelors in biology, and I spent 1 year in biology masters program prior to law school, but did not finish. I also have 5 years of experience working in labs in the biotech industry, in manufacturing related roles.

The vast majority of patent attorney positions I have seen advertised require an applicant to have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or physics and are prosecution positions. On the rare occasion that I do see a bio/chem patent prosecution attorney position, a PhD is usually preferred.

I got my JD in May 2013. I currently work in commercial litigation and have 2 years of litigation experience. So, I have recently been shooting for bio/chem patent ligation positions , but I haven't seen many. Are they out there? If so, what are employers looking for in potential candidates?

Are you looking to work exclusively on bio/chem work, or are you open to doing cases with a variety of technologies?

I am open to working on cases in a variety of technologies. In fact, I world prefer some variety.

[NY_Sea]

Lit you wouldn't necessarily need to have passed the Patent Bar... That's really for people who communicate with the PTO and do prosecution work. That being said, I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. You would just really be expected to learn the technology surrounding the dispute.

[patentlitigatrix]

Are there any patent litigation positions for people specializing in bio/chem? If so, do they require a Ph.D? Patent bar?

Prior to law school, my goal was to get into patent law. I have a bachelors in biology, and I spent 1 year in biology masters program prior to law school, but did not finish. I also have 5 years of experience working in labs in the biotech industry, in manufacturing related roles.

The vast majority of patent attorney positions I have seen advertised require an applicant to have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or physics and are prosecution positions. On the rare occasion that I do see a bio/chem patent prosecution attorney position, a PhD is usually preferred.

I got my JD in May 2013. I currently work in commercial litigation and have 2 years of litigation experience. So, I have recently been shooting for bio/chem patent ligation positions , but I haven't seen many. Are they out there? If so, what are employers looking for in potential candidates?

Are you looking to work exclusively on bio/chem work, or are you open to doing cases with a variety of technologies?

I am open to working on cases in a variety of technologies. In fact, I world prefer some variety.

Depending on the strength of your litigation background, it might be worth applying for positions at firms that just do a lot of patent litigation. I am at one of those firms, and we hire people both with and without tech backgrounds, with and without a reg number, and people with EE/CS/other engineering/life sciences. My firm is currently hiring.

Where are you located? PM me if you prefer.

[Anonymous User]

OP I'm assuming you worked in a microbiology group since that's all I could think of for bio roles in manufacturing. If you were involved in any part of the IND, NDA, sNDA, ANDA, etc process then you should be able to parlay that into a Hatch-Waxman group. I have a chem background with a bit more industry experience and I got plenty of interest although it was in the context of the regular interviewing schedule (PLIP, OCI). Still, your gen lit experience should be transferrable.

From what I can tell, a plurality of ANDA lit work is done in NYC, but I've also seen work in other major markets.

NB: I chose to go to a firm that doesn't have a Hatch-Waxman practice because I wanted more variety (among many other reasons).

[patentlitigatrix]

OP I'm assuming you worked in a microbiology group since that's all I could think of for bio roles in manufacturing. If you were involved in any part of the IND, NDA, sNDA, ANDA, etc process then you should be able to parlay that into a Hatch-Waxman group. I have a chem background with a bit more industry experience and I got plenty of interest although it was in the context of the regular interviewing schedule (PLIP, OCI). Still, your gen lit experience should be transferrable.

From what I can tell, a plurality of ANDA lit work is done in NYC, but I've also seen work in other major markets.

NB: I chose to go to a firm that doesn't have a Hatch-Waxman practice because I wanted more variety (among many other reasons).

Same.

[Abbie Doobie]

poking around firm websites and job boards lately and it seems that bio/chem patent litigators seem to be a little more in demand than ee/cs these days. granted most of them want phd, but you might be able to emphasize the industry + lit experience to compensate for that.