With advice from a range of expert intellectual property practitioners, Careers in IP Law provides readers with a "day-in-the-life" guide as they share their experience as IP attorneys. This book is written to help students and those who are changing careers, and provides detailed information on different practice areas: patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and new media. Careers in IP Law focuses on employment opportunities, including a listing of proven career-related resources and relevant publications.

Table of Contents

• Getting Your Feet Wet: An Introduction to Intellectual Property Law and Practice
• Get Ready, Get Set: Preparing to Practice Intellectual Property Law during Law School or Preparing to Make a Change as an Established Lawyer
• Promoting the Progress of Science . . . Patent Law as a Specialty
• And the Useful Arts: Copyright Law as a Specialty
• What's in a Name?: Trademark Law as a Specialty
• IP Goes Incognito: Trade Secret Law as a Specialty
• What Now?: Common Intellectual Property Practice Areas
• The Sky's the Limit: Employment Opportunities for Intellectual Property Lawyers
• Lessons from the Trenches: Advice from Practitioners
• Diving In: How to Get Involved in the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
• Additional Sources of Information