<p>Where do you all live? </p>
<p>My husband is a patent attorney. He is a partner in a small intellectual property law firm in Fort Lauderdale. He and his partner founded the firm in 2002. He is a patent attorney and his practice employs patent lawyers, and agents. The firm also employs copyright and trademark lawyers.</p>
<p>He can NEVER EVER EVER find enough registered patent attorneys/agents with electrical engineering degrees. Copyrights are different. He can find copyright and trademark lawyers any time. </p>
<p>This article was published in 2011 and outlines why there is currently such a high demand for patent attorneys.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/business/new-law-creates-demand-for-patent-specialists.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/business/new-law-creates-demand-for-patent-specialists.html</a></p>
<p>Note the following line: “The most highly sought degrees held by patent lawyers are in electrical engineering, computer science and computer engineering, Mr. Duane said.”</p>
<p>This is my husband’s experience. My husband’s undergrad is electrical engineering and his masters is in information sytems. He recently hired a patent attorney with an electrical engineering degree and he wasn’t even looking to hire someone. The resume came across his desk and people with the credentials of this guy are impossible to fine so he hired him.</p>
<p>The job market for TRUE patent attorneys is very strong. There are people out there that litigate patent cases and they may call themselves patent attorneys. That job market may be very slow, but the market for patent attorneys/agents that can prosecute patents is very hot.</p>