New Draft Manual of Patent Practice and Procedurepatent Office, India (2008)

What is Patent Law - Intellectual Property Law?

Patent law is a specialized field within the practice of law.

Patent law degree programs cover courses such as intellectual property, copyright law, patent law and policy, trademark law and unfair competition, antitrust, bioethics, genetics and the law, international intellectual property, international trade law as well as patent claim drafting.

Careers with Patent Law Degree

Patent lawyers work in a variety of settings, from corporations and law firms to universities and government agencies. In law firms, you would have a wide variety of clients and would practice patent law across a wide spectrum of technologies. The federal government employs a large number of patent lawyers. Your job at this stage is to evaluate if your client's idea can be labeled a valuable patent and if a patent application should be filed. Your job then is to draft a patent application and file it with USPTO. A significant portion of the application defines the inventor's patent rights.

Patent Lawyer Salary - How much could you make?

According to in 2005 the average patent lawyer salary was $115,000. Recently the Indian Patent Office published new draft manual;relating to the Patent Practice to be followed by the Indian Patent office. This manual shall outline the practice followed by the Indian Patent office during the examination of all patent application filed in India whether the Indian application or application claiming conventional priority or filed under the PCT.