My Meeting with Melissa went very well. Not only did I learn lots about the field and her story but I also received a free lunch out of it. But I digress...
She was very open about what she did, how she got there and in sharing opinions about many related items.
I learned that she took the PLI patent bar exam course and that the studying was in fact around the 200 hours that I had read about. She also mentioned considering a law degree in that it would ultimately amount to more money for doing basically the same thing as a patent agent.
She also recommended perhaps auditing the patent law course after I took my course through the graduate school and also told me about a Women in IP group that is like a net working get together organization here in Madison.
She also mentioned that a patent agent position is essentially an apprenticeship for the first year, as you are brought up to speed on the job with the duties you are expected to carry out.
Many of her reasons for transitioning including not wanting to go into academia or being in a lab are similar reasons that I am interested in the field at this point in time.
I am planning to connect with some more people at the WARF and see if I can't pick their brains about their jobs and how they got a position there.
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