brookny

If you had a MD, do you still have to go to law school to be a patent attorney
Category: Patent Bar Exam

pinky

“In the United States, yes, you need to be a lawyer in order to become a patent attorney, as well as have a bachelors degree in a scientific field. So of course you have to go to law school. You could be just a patent agent with only a scientific degree, without going to law school, but they usually get paid much less -- when they can get work. Also, any attorney can be a litigator, and litigate intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, etc.) cases even if they haven't had a technical degree!”