Majors for patent law

Graduate School Law School
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<p>What major would qualify you to practice patent law and sit on the patent bar.</p>

<p>I know of electrical engineering and computer science but what about chemical engineering and industrial engineering.</p>

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<p>This is the USPTO's explanation of the requirements to take the exam:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/grb.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/oed/grb.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The acceptable majors are listed on page 4 (page 6 of the PDF). Chemical engineering and industrial engineering are both on the list.</p>

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<p>but would they be able to get me a job</p>

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<p>You should first read my pinned thread. And, by the way, nothing, in any subject, guarantees anyone a job, especially in tosday's economy.</p>

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<p>Well i was just wondering if a BSEE with a jd has better job prospects than a person with a bachelors in industrial engineering with jd</p>

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<p>121314: In another post you said:</p>

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I do not like to write </p>

<p>LIke i hate writing.

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<p>If that's the case, don't even think about patent law, or for that matter, any field of law. The ability to write well is an absolute must.</p>