Re: An IP gripe

On 8/23/99, Carol Cricow <carol[_at_]yujean.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Steven D. Jamar <sjamar[_at_]law.howard.edu> said:
> >
> > 20 years ago I heeded advice not to take patent and copyright because
> > of the lack of a technical degree. I then spent years in practice
> > learning them on my own -- especially copyright and trademark and
> > trade secret. Patent I learned enough to know when to refer someone
> > out to a specialist. The bad advice I received then is even worse now.
>
> There were two patent lawyers at the career day that was one of the
> impetuses (impeti?) for my initial post and they said that a technical
> or science degree is REQUIRED to take the patent exam. Is that true?

You didn't say what country's patent exam you are asking about, but if it is the US, see "What technical background is needed to be allowed to take the patent bar exam?" at:

   http://www.patents.com/opportun.sht#qualifications

Carl Oppedahl
Oppedahl & Larson LLP
http://www.patents.com/
<carl[_at_]oppedahl.com> Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 13:08:17 GMT