Re: Re: Re: patent career

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: patent career

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: Perhaps you should look into getting a job at a law firm in patent prosecution (which I'm sure with your experience you would have no problem finding this kind of position), and then possibly the firm might agree to pay your way through law school? Might be interesting to you to be on the other side of things for awhile... : Getting out of taking the Patent Bar isn't worth staying where you don't want to be. I mean, surely you can pass it without too much effort since you've been doing it for the past few years and probably know the MPEP inside and out. I, for one, didn't think the Patent Bar was nearly as difficult as I'd heard it would be. : : : Well, the quota is a real pain to meet. I am at the office on weekends all the time. I do understand that one caveat is getting the patent bar after 4years though. it seems that the Applicant end is easier, although I dont know for sure. PTO sporadically pays lawschool. It just gor reinstated after being offline for 6 months due to budget contstraints. Like I said, I've seen application life cycles beginning to end. I am plannignon taking the exam soon. : : : Why not stay at the PTO for 2-3 more years so you don't have to take the patent bar, plus the PTO will pay for law school? I work as an engineer for a fortune 50 corporation and would consider leaving for a job at the PTO for patent specific experience. I wouldn't leave the PTO if I was you. Do you like working at the PTO? : : : : : : : Hi, : : : : I am a patent examiner with PTO. I've been there for almost 2years and feel like I should get back into industry to get some applied engineering experience before I get into lawschool. WHat do you guys think? I dont want to be typecast as a govt bureaucrat who used to be an engineer but is not a paper shuffler. I know the basics of patent law by now,a dn have seen many cases go through their prosecution life cycles. In addition, I would like a traditional background in engineering to fall back on in patent law doesnt work out. In view of this, would I be hurting my prospects in the IP industry by leaving the pto to get some industry experience???

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