If you are looking forward to pursue your career in law but gain specialization in Science, IT, Pharmacy, or Mechanics, you can be a successful patent attorney. A patent is a legal grant given by any government to an inventor or a corporation for a new product development or research undertaken. Patent attorneys secure effective protection of his or her client/employer’s innovations and developments in the business. They may advise on the affect of the intellectual property rights of others on the client or employer’s business.
Patent attorney’s work profile may vary widely as they are hired by various organizations, such as Government and Self-Supported Think Tanks, Specialty Law Firms, and Law Enforcement Bodies. They are also employed as a faculty of law schools. Patent attorneys are also an integral part of in-house teams of business organizations where they are involved in identifying and ceasing any copyright and intellectual property infringements.
You can study a Bachelor’s or a Master’s in Engineering or Science and then, do a diploma in intellectual property rights from a reputed institute or LLB in Intellectual Property Rights from IIT (Kharagpur). Start your career with a law firm or company as a trainee in the patent department. After earning one year of experience, sit for patent agent’s exam and join any law firm or organization with the desired work profile in drafting, prosecution, or litigation.
Stay updated with news, current affairs, and constantly changing laws in the patent industry are some of the requisites for a patent attorney. Career opportunities in patent law are projected to grow as fast as the average rate by 2014.
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