<p>First, please see this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/235271-overview-patent-intellectual-property-law.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/235271-overview-patent-intellectual-property-law.html</a>.</p>
<p>Generally, you will need to obtain a degree in science in order to be eligible to sit for the patent bar in the future (the patent bar is separate from the bar exam you would take to become admitted to the bar of a state). I don’t believe that a minor in a science will be sufficient.</p>