Whats a better Undergraduate minor for patent law?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am going to take a legal studies major when i start undergrad in fall of 2011. </p>

<p>I want to know which minor would help me in corporate law or patent law:
here is the link of all the minors available at the school i am gonna go to </p>

<p>Undergraduate</a> Programs | Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>I was interested in
Computer Information Systems
or
Information Technology </p>

<p>Please dont try to talk me out of my legal studies major, i was already dual admitted into my school's law school. </p>

<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>First, please see this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/235271-overview-patent-intellectual-property-law.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/235271-overview-patent-intellectual-property-law.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Generally, you will need to obtain a degree in science in order to be eligible to sit for the patent bar in the future (the patent bar is separate from the bar exam you would take to become admitted to the bar of a state). I don’t believe that a minor in a science will be sufficient.</p>

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<p>Are you sure you can’t undo that legal studies major? Is it a requirement for a dual admit into law school because you get the degrees in 6 rather than 7 years? If you want to be a patent lawyer, then you’re better off not doing the dual admit so you can major in a real science. The lack of a science degree can be detrimental to career choices long after graduating from law school. Even for lateral moves in patent law, the strength of the undergrad degree is more important than the law degree. Read the requirements in the following link. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/grb.pdf[/url]”>http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/grb.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Can you double major in a science subject or engineering? You won’t be able to go into patent law otherwise, unless you otherwise have a large number of physics credits. CIS and IT don’t count as science or engineering.</p>

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<p>My 2cents: If you are 100% sure that you are going to Nova this may be the right move. If you might look into a different law school, then the legal studies major is a poor decision to me. I personally looked into majors as an undergrad with an eye to what majors gave really high GPA and where there would be little to no competition for the top grades.</p>

<p>My LSAC adjusted GPA was a 3.92 (criminology) and I honestly am very glad that I went the route I did as my LSAT scores were perfectly average (150) and I was rejected the first year I applied by almost everyone.</p>

<p>With all of this being said, I would major in something easy and minor in science to guarantee a good GPA (if you do decide that maybe you will want to go somewhere other than Nova.) There is no requirement for a bachelors of science to sit for the patent bar, however there is a requirement as to the specific classes that you will take and the way they are taken (for instance they are not counted the same way if taken during the summer term or on the quarter system)</p>

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<p>I am thinking about double majoring, any ideas on what I should major in alongside legal studies?</p>

<p>I really like business administration</p>