Common QuestionsDo you need a science background for IP?
Is there an IP certificate at Loyola?
What is the patent bar and who can take it (later)
IP CareersRelated areas
Contracts; Licensing
Tort (libel/defamation)
Sports & Entertainment
AntitrustAdvertising lawLabor/employment
What do IP attorneys do?
Patent “Soft” IP (TM/©)
Patent applications (“prosecution) and opinion work
Patent litigation
Obtain trademarksObtain copyrightsDomain name
disputes
IP litigationIP corporate
transactions
How do I get into IP as a career?
1L summer 2L & beyond
Get a legal job IP is a bonusFederal civil
litigation +Consider unpaid
and/or part-time positions
Possible FocusCorporateLitigation
IP classesExternshipsNetworkingLong term
approach
How to find an (IP) job?Career Services website
Job search resources (right hand side)SymplicityBeyond Loyola
Websites with IP job postingsCraigslist; www.Martindale.com Lawyer’s for the Creative Arts; WIPO; USPTO
People you knowEmployees of Corporations with legal
departments?Prior employer
Preparation for an IP CareerClass Planning
Overview (to be updated)IP survey class – every semesterComplementary classes; IP externships
Other opportunitiesLoyola: IP moot court; law journal (write an
IP note!)IPLAC; CBAMentoring programs
For those with a “science” backgroundLoyola’s Patent Interview Program is key
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Patent-focused ResumeWhat is the patent bar & when to take it?
Long term options besides patent attorneyUSPTO patent examinerFederal judicial clerkship
Montogomery Burns – aspiring patent attorney
“Before” resume (education section)
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Juris Doctor Expected May, 2009
GPA: 5.5/4.0 (Top 0%) IPLSPILS
Springfield College Bachelor of Arts in Evil Nuclear Science May, 2006 GPA: 3.39/4.0 Major GPA: 3.5
President, Springfield College Pre-Law Society, 2000-2002 Captain, Lacrosse Club; Student Orientation Leader, 2000-2001Study Abroad program – Summer 2004
Montogomery Burn – “after”Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Juris Doctor Expected May, 2009
GPA: 5.5/4.0
Honors at Entrance Scholarship Intellectual Property Section of Legal Writing (1 of 9 students chosen)CALI award for Property (highest grade in class of 80 students)Intellectual Property Law Society, Alumni LiasonPublic Interest Law Society, PILS Auction Co-ChairRegistered to take Patent Bar
Springfield College Bachelor of Arts in Evil Nuclear Science (patent bar eligible) May, 2006 GPA: 3.39/4.0; Major GPA: 3.7 James R. Lancaster Award for Evil Nuclear Sicence (2001)Relevant courses include: Nuclear Organization and Circuit Design; Machine Level computing; Computer Understanding of Stupid People; Java; Nuclear Weapons & DesignPresident, Springfield College Pre-Law Society, 2000-2002 Captain, Lacrosse Club; Student Orientation Leader, 2000-2001
Montgomery’s ExperienceBefore After
Springfield College, Department of Information Technology Computer Lab Assistant Supervised Use of Lab Machines Database entry
Zorona.comWeb Developer
Springfield College, Department of Information Technology Computer Lab Assistant Supervised Use of Windows and
Linux Based Machines Assisted faculty and students with
computing
Zorona.comWeb Developer Created multi-lingual web
content with coldfusion database integration
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