General Requirements for Becoming a Patent Litigation Attorney in the US

If you really would like to establish yourself as a well – known and famous a patent litigation attorney in the United States., one must need to register to practice law with the USPTO which is commonly known as United States Patent Trademark Office. In order to register to practice law with the USPTO, you must have to meet the general requirements, for example, possessing the requisite scientific as well as technical training, and a strong moral character. Additionally, he must have to pass the Patent Bar, a quiz type or multiple – choice exam administered by both the commercial test delivery provider  and the USPTO.

In order to become a patent litigation attorney is the US, you must need to reside legally in the United States or you must need to have the citizenship. For the purpose of registering with the USPTO, you must either reside legally in the U.S or a U.S. citizen.

• In case you are not a citizen of United States, you will have to present strong and solid evidence that you reside legally in the U.S and have full permission to work in the U.S. This contains a photocopy of both sides of the work permit you have and all the documentation submitted to as well as received from the Department of Labor and USCIS.

Secondly, you must have to complete your undergraduate degree, especially in a scientific field. To register with the United States Patent Trademark Office or USPTO, you must need to have the vital technical and scientific training. This can easily be established in one of three ways. The easiest method to fulfil this requirement is to show an official transcript (with your university seal or stamp) demonstrating that you were provided with a Bachelor's degree in one of the following subjects by an accredited college or university in the U.S, or that you were provided with the equivalent to a Bachelor's degree by a foreign university (not local) in one of the following subjects.

• Engineering: 

1. petroleum
2. nuclear, 
3. mining, 
4. metallurgical, 
5. mechanical, 
6. industrial, 
7. geological, 
8. physics, 
9. engineering
10. electrochemical, 
11. electrical, 
12. computer, 
13. civil, 
14. chemical, 
15. ceramic, 
16. biomedical, 
17. agricultural, 
18. aeronautical, 
19. general, 
20. Textile Technology
21. Physics
22. Pharmacology
23. Organic Chemistry
24. Molecular Biology
25. Microbiology
26. Marine Technology
27. General Chemistry
28. Food Technology
29. Electronics Technology
30. (ABET)
31. Botany
32. Biochemistry
33. Biology

The coursework related to computer science is actually equivalent to an undergraduate degree in a scientific field. If you don’t possess the needed undergraduate degree, you can fulfill the scientific as well as technical training requirement by submitting the official transcripts that demonstrate the completion of your undergraduate degree and one of the following 4 types of coursework:

• Twenty-Four (24) semester hours in physics 
• Thirty two (32) semester hours in a combination consisting of the following: 8 semester hours of physics or 8 semester hours of chemistry, and twenty-four semester hours in molecular biology, microbiology, botany, and biology.
• Around Thirty (30) semester hours in chemistry 
• Around forty (40) semester hours in a combination consisting of the following: 

1. Eight (8) semester hours of physics or 8 semester hours of chemistry, and 
2. Thirty two (32) semester hours of biology, microbiology, botany, physics, chemistry molecular biology, or engineering.