Intellectual Property
May 1, 2010
Patent Prosecutors Need Tech Savvy
With near-record demand for patent-related services, patent prosecutors may be in demand but movement between firms is limited by the unique needs that firms have for those positions.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California is a leader in patent activity, receiving 23,354 U.S. patents last year, more than any state or country with the exception of Japan, according to the Department of Commerce. Yet, patent prosecutors never carried the desirability at large law firms of their IP litigator brothers because they can't command the same billing rates.
Most of them labored happily in boutiques ...
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