Patent Agent is related, but is a subset of the role. Only one of the patent technology specialists at my firm was a patent agent when they joined. While, it

Patent Agent is related, but is a subset of the role. Only one of the patent technology specialists at my firm was a patent agent when they joined. While, it was expected that we'd eventually sit for the patent bar, but it wasn't a requirement to get the job. The further expectation was that we'd also go to law school, receive our JDs, and pass the state bar as well.