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I have been considering making a switch from software engineering to patent law. Are most patent lawyers employed by large law firms or is it common to work for
by jeffreyrogers 8y ago
I have been considering making a switch from software engineering to patent law. Are most patent lawyers employed by large law firms or is it common to work for yourself or in a small practice?
- bonyt 8y agoFor patent litigation (fighting out infringement claims in court), I'd say it's mostly done by large general practice firms and medium-to-small boutique firms that focus on IP. For patent prosecution (drafting of patent applications and advocating before the patent office to get them issued), there are some solo practitioners, and probably more small practices than there are for patent litigation, though the big firms do prosecution as well.