what are some very well paying jobs for attorneys within the IP field, who do not have any desire to become a patent attorney (and pursue the necessary technical/scientific education)?
what's my path to becoming VP of IP at a big corporation? how about the trademark/branding side of things?
aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP? Forum
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180orRetake
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redtalun
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
Retake undergrad. You're not going to be successful at managing IP unless you understand the technology.
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180orRetake
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
redtalun wrote:Retake undergrad. You're not going to be successful at managing IP unless you understand the technology.
lol. the IP field is extremely broad. a technological background is only necessary for patent attorneys/agents.
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ScottRiqui
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
I'm going the patent attorney route, so take this with a grain of salt, but wouldn't the most feasible route to in-house copyright/trademark work be to start with a firm doing IP litigation work, and then being hired by one of your clients?
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rpupkin
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
That sounds right. By the way, the overwhelming majority of "IP litigation work" is patent litigation work. If you want trademark and/or copyright, you better specifically target firms that have insular and active copyright/trademark groups. Or, alternatively, find a job with a boutique that specializes in copyright, trademark, or both. But there aren't many of those jobs around.ScottRiqui wrote:I'm going the patent attorney route, so take this with a grain of salt, but wouldn't the most feasible route to in-house copyright/trademark work be to start with a firm doing IP litigation work, and then being hired by one of your clients?
Also, I've noticed that a lot of in-house IP folks have done soft IP and patent stuff at firms before moving in-house. If your long-term goal is to go in-house as an IP lawyer, I'm not sure you're doing yourself any favors by steering clear of patent work.
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jhett
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
What about media/entertainment companies for copyright/trademark? Or are you just looking for tech companies? I'm sure the M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E empire has room to add more IP lawyers.
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PennBull
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
Plenty of law firms have IP/technology transactional practices
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sweetscholarlytreats
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Re: aside from patent attorneys, who makes $ in IP?
Given the state of IP and the overall legal job market, it's unlikely you'll be able to break into IP without a tech background. Not saying it's impossible, but if I were you I would try selling myself as a general litigator, rather than an IP specialist.
