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As a patent attorney, I help inventors patent their inventions.
I write patent applications and represent inventors before the U.S.
Patent Office. I also handle other areas of intellectual property
law like licensing and copyrights. To qualify to be a patent attorney,
I had to obtain a technical degree, a law degree, pass a state bar
and also pass an exam given by the Patent Office called the patent
bar.
I started off my career as an engineer. I studied engineering in
college and when I graduated, I went to work for a large computer
company. My first job was researching and developing new materials
and manufacturing processes for manufacturing computers. Later,
I switched to software development and worked on software for engineers
to use in their work. After working for so many years as an engineer,
I thought it might be time to do something new so I took an opportunity
to go to law school and I became a patent attorney.
One of the best things about being a patent attorney is that it
is a very positive specialty of the law. Clients are proud of their
inventions and I am able to help them add value to their work by
helping them to obtain patents.
On the whole, all of my careers have been very satisfying. I have
been able to travel to interesting places for all my jobs. I spent
a lot of time making things when I was doing research. It was an
incredible thrill the first time I got something from the shop after
I sent in one of my designs. Software engineering was very exciting
because I was working on the newest computers and with the newest
software. Being a lawyer has enabled me to do socially positive
work such as legal aid for the poor.
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