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PhD in Chemistry.LaBarrister wrote:For someone with a bachelor's in chemical engineering who is wanting to write chemical patents as an non-litigating patent attorney for a living, what advanced degrees aside from the JD would you suggest for both marketability and professional growth?
Okay. Why would you suggest that over, say, a PharmD minus the residency (which ~ 4 years)?rinkrat19 wrote:PhD in Chemistry.LaBarrister wrote:For someone with a bachelor's in chemical engineering who is wanting to write chemical patents as an non-litigating patent attorney for a living, what advanced degrees aside from the JD would you suggest for both marketability and professional growth?
I don't really know anything about it, except that we're told that PhDs in hard sciences are desirable for getting a job.LaBarrister wrote:Okay. Why would you suggest that over, say, a PharmD minus the residency (which ~ 4 years)?rinkrat19 wrote:PhD in Chemistry.LaBarrister wrote:For someone with a bachelor's in chemical engineering who is wanting to write chemical patents as an non-litigating patent attorney for a living, what advanced degrees aside from the JD would you suggest for both marketability and professional growth?
I feel sort of silly for not considering that. Thanks.rinkrat19 wrote:I don't really know anything about it, except that we're told that PhDs in hard sciences are desirable for getting a job.LaBarrister wrote:Okay. Why would you suggest that over, say, a PharmD minus the residency (which ~ 4 years)?rinkrat19 wrote:PhD in Chemistry.LaBarrister wrote:For someone with a bachelor's in chemical engineering who is wanting to write chemical patents as an non-litigating patent attorney for a living, what advanced degrees aside from the JD would you suggest for both marketability and professional growth?
Look up people on the websites of firms you're interested in and see what degrees they have.