Government Patent Law? Forum

[makeit234]

Hello guys,

I am a Physics BA who just got into a T14 law school, and I am now eyeing patent law. I have been doing a lot of research at different jobs available and I figure, after I exit biglaw, I am going to either run to in-house or government law (less pay but much better hours). The problem is that I have not heard much about patent law jobs available in government law. Of course, I know government patent lawyers exist, but to what extent? I was just wondering how likely it is for me to land a patent job in the government if I transition from a large patent law firm. Or would I have better chances trying for another law job. I am somewhat scared of in-house compared to government, because I know government law has substantially higher job security.

[desiperc]

Hi,

I was also wondering about this because I'm also interested in and have a background in patent law. I haven't found much about patent law in the government either. There's the Office of the Solicitor for the USPTO, but that looks mainly like prestigious appellate lawyer-type work: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organiza ... -solicitor.

There's also the National Intellectual Property Rights Center which brings together a few agencies for IP related crimes: https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/enforcement-policy.

I personally think we all have a better chance at trying for another firm, or for in-house patent work.