<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My friend is too lazy to make a CC account so he asked me to post this:</p>
<p>Basically, he's interested in doing patent law and probably doing an engineering degree (since they only require a BS for engineers from what I've heard), but, he doesn't like chemical, EE, or Mech E, which are supposedly the "in-demand" majors for patent law. So his question is, since he's interested more in Environmental Engineering, and he was wondering if that would be an OK major for getting into patent law. At our school (UT-Austin), Env E is a branch of Civil E, which is acceptable to sit for the bar, but he's more concerned about whether or not there is a good enough demand for these degrees in patent law. He especially wants to go for Env Engineering because he has a strong interest in business as well, and thus if he decides against going for patent law, he can always work as an engineer, get an MBA and go down that road, and there are definitely good opps for a Env Engineering for the future.</p>
<p>So yeah, how would career prospects look for someone in patent law with a Civil E/Environmental Engineering degree?</p>
<p>thanks in advance for the help!</p>
<p>Longhorn: This might not gve the answer you're looking for, but allow me to quote from my own posts:</p>
<p>Dbate: In my opinion you are thinking much too far ahead, as you're only in high school. Who knows what you may decide to do when in college. You really should spend your time now thinking about college, not law school or patent law.</p>
<p>See the following threads</p>
<p>to aries or any other patent law expert</p>
<p>Corporate and Patent Law Questions</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>A question that is often asked is whether a particular scientific background or degree is more suitable for patent law, or whether one would be more likely to lead to a higher paying job than another. In my opinion this is a question that has no definite answer, especially when asked by someone just beginning college. There are opportunities to be a patent attorney in all of the fields listed in the USPTO registration requirements, and the opportunities in a given field vary widely with time, as well as with the economy. If you are beginning your college career, no-one can reasonably predict what opportunities will exist seven or eight years later, or what fields of technology will be "hot" when you will have finished both college and law school. In addition, you may change your mind about becoming a patent attorney in favor of some other career that you discover. You therefore should major in a subject that interests you and in which you can do well.</p>