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> top patent lawyers are leaving firms at which they made $4 -$5 million a year As a patent lawyer, I'm not sure I'm aware of any patent lawyers making that ki

> top patent lawyers are leaving firms at which they made $4 -$5 million a year As a patent lawyer, I'm not sure I'm aware of any patent lawyers making that kind of money [from a law firm, I mean].

soup10 14y ago
What's your guess for what the guys at IV are making? If they are getting a percentage of settlement revenue instead of billing hourly I could see them making that much.
- monochromatic 14y ago
  You mean patent lawyers who are employees of IV, or patent lawyers who represent IV? Actually, I dunno why I bothered to ask... I have no idea either way.
  - soup10 14y ago
    I don't know, I thought IV aside from their research division, is a company of lawyers that manage their patent portfolio.
petegrif 14y ago
Yeah - I was pretty amused by that one.
Udo 14y ago
It's very offtopic, but I'd be interested to know what drove you to HN as a patent lawyer. I can see your account is well established, so I'm guessing it's not just to spontaneously chime in during patent discussions. Are you specializing in technology cases or are you partly a developer, too?
- gala8y 14y ago
  Probably you will not get a proper answer, yet you've put this question ringing in my head in a very elegant way.
- monochromatic 14y ago
  To some extent, every patent lawyer specializes in technology. As for participating here... well, I'm a lawyer by vocation but a nerd by avocation. I like the discussions here, even though I'm at best an amateur coder.
tluyben2 14y ago
Offtopic as well. I would like to know what made you choose something regarded so unethical here (and actually everywhere besides patent lawyers' offices) as a job. You should do an AMA on Reddit.
- tluyben2 14y ago
  Uh, you downvote but don't answer? I'm actually curious as I imagine a lot of people are here? Edit: I apologize for putting the 'except patent lawyers' offices' but HN won't allow me to edit that comment... Sorry. I really would like an answer.
  - monochromatic 14y ago
    I wanted to be a lawyer, but I'm also a nerd. Patent law is like law + engineering... what's not to like? (I think there have been AMAs by other patent lawyers, BTW.) As for the downvoting, it wasn't me.

> top patent lawyers are leaving firms at which they made $4 -$5 million a year As a patent lawyer, I'm not sure I'm aware of any patent lawyers making that kind of money [from a law firm, I mean].

soup10 14y ago

What's your guess for what the guys at IV are making? If they are getting a percentage of settlement revenue instead of billing hourly I could see them making that much.

monochromatic 14y ago
You mean patent lawyers who are employees of IV, or patent lawyers who represent IV? Actually, I dunno why I bothered to ask... I have no idea either way.
- soup10 14y ago
  I don't know, I thought IV aside from their research division, is a company of lawyers that manage their patent portfolio.

petegrif 14y ago

Yeah - I was pretty amused by that one.

Udo 14y ago

It's very offtopic, but I'd be interested to know what drove you to HN as a patent lawyer. I can see your account is well established, so I'm guessing it's not just to spontaneously chime in during patent discussions. Are you specializing in technology cases or are you partly a developer, too?

gala8y 14y ago
Probably you will not get a proper answer, yet you've put this question ringing in my head in a very elegant way.
monochromatic 14y ago
To some extent, every patent lawyer specializes in technology. As for participating here... well, I'm a lawyer by vocation but a nerd by avocation. I like the discussions here, even though I'm at best an amateur coder.

tluyben2 14y ago

Offtopic as well. I would like to know what made you choose something regarded so unethical here (and actually everywhere besides patent lawyers' offices) as a job. You should do an AMA on Reddit.

tluyben2 14y ago
Uh, you downvote but don't answer? I'm actually curious as I imagine a lot of people are here? Edit: I apologize for putting the 'except patent lawyers' offices' but HN won't allow me to edit that comment... Sorry. I really would like an answer.
- monochromatic 14y ago
  I wanted to be a lawyer, but I'm also a nerd. Patent law is like law + engineering... what's not to like? (I think there have been AMAs by other patent lawyers, BTW.) As for the downvoting, it wasn't me.