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Ip Basics: Advice On Ip Careers For Those Without Technical Backgrounds, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Ip Basics: Advice On Ip Careers For Those Without Technical Backgrounds, Thomas G. Field Jr.
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[Excerpt] If you can spend three more years in school, intellectual property offers a wide range of interesting and rewarding careers. Those without technical backgrounds, however, should not pursue an intellectual property career blindly. Unless your undergraduate degree is in a physical science or engineering -- or you have at least a masters (and probably some experience) in biotechnology, patent opportunities will be slim. As discussed in more detail below, people without technical training are more apt to deal with copyrights, trademarks and special contracts such as licenses or franchise agreements. Yet intellectual property law covering non-technical subjects is often …
Mining The Web For Law Related Jobs In Intellectual Property In The United States, Jon R. Cavicchi
Mining The Web For Law Related Jobs In Intellectual Property In The United States, Jon R. Cavicchi
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Intellectual property law has remained the hottest practice group for over a decade; it is one of the fastest-growing and most exciting fields today. The trend was clearly recognized as early as 1995 in an article Lesley Ellen Harris. 2 As far back as 1997, according to The National Law Journal, IP has been reported to be the most highly compensated segment of the legal profession for both trial and non-trial attorneys. 3 This article examines the process of finding IP jobs on the web.