Patent Attorney Career: How to Become a Patent Attorney

Interested in a career as a patent attorney? This video details how to start your patent attorney career along with some other professions working in patent law that do not require you to become an attorney, such as being a patent agent or patent scientist. To become a patent attorney, you need to go to law school and pass the bar in at least one state and also pass the patent bar. However, you can pass the patent bar before becoming an attorney like I did and start as a patent agent. Alternatively, you can practice as a patent agent without ever becoming an attorney and do essentially the same work that patent attorneys do.

Additional Patent & Startup Resources:
- My best-selling book, Patents Demystified: https://amzn.to/2MX5le9
- The top book on licensing your idea or invention: https://amzn.to/3tDLSib (One Simple Idea by Stephen Key)
- When to file a patent application: https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/08/when-to-file-startup-patent-application
- Is software patentable: https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/11/how-to-patent-software
- My appearance on CNBC’s “The Profit” with Marcus Lemonis: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/11/08/coco-taps-owner-reviews-their-pending-patent-with-marcus-lemonis.html

***** DISCLAIMER: Information in this video is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such. The law can change and the information in this video may be outdated, so you should always consult an attorney regarding your specific issues in view of the current state of the law. ******

00:00 Intro
00:46 What is the patent bar?
01:23 Technical background to qualify to sit for the patent bar and to work with clients
03:17 How to qualify to sit for the patent bar
04:17 Ways to practice patent law or work in patents without becoming an attorney
05:14 Career as a patent agent
05:55 What is being a patent attorney or agent like?
09:03 What is patent litigation and how it is different than patent prosecution
09:57 Other things that patent attorneys might do
10:57 Why I love being a patent attorney and why it's a great job
12:44 Alternative patent careers aside from being a patent attorney

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