This term, the MSL program has been hosting several career advancement-focused events that highlight different paths graduates may take. This week, the focus was on regulatory roles in startups, the pharmaceutical industry, and the chemical industry. The panelists included Erik Eglite, Senior VP, General Counsel & Chief Corporate Compliance Officer at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals; Michael Goldstein, Program Manager […]
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The Patent Bar as a Gateway to a Career as a Patent Agent
On Friday, the MSL students had the chance to hear from three patent agents to discuss the patent bar, their career, and the professional opportunities in patent law. The panelists were Natalie Kaplan (Senior Patent Agent at the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich), Amy Garber (MSL graduate and Chief IP Officer at Hazel Technologies), […]
IP Careers: Patent Examiner and Trademark Examining Attorney
As part of the Regional Seminar of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional US Patent and Trademark Office hosted by the Law School, MSL students were treated to a special panel on the role of the patent examiner and the trademark examining attorney. Alfrod Kindred, the outreach assistant regional director of the Midwest office, and […]
Tips for the Patent Bar Exam from MSL Alumni
If you’re interested in becoming a patent agent or attorney, then you need to cross off one major to-do: take and pass the Patent Bar Examination. You don’t need a JD to take the exam but you do have to meet certain educational requirements in order to register. Once you have done so, setting up […]
MSL Alum Matt McKay on Life After Northwestern
The MSL students were treated to a special lunch today with Matt McKay, a graduate of the inaugural MSL class. Matt now works as a Technical Specialist in the IP Legal Team at Cabot Microelectronics. He was joined by Erika Wilson, his supervisor and Chief IP Counsel at Cabot, as well as Carol Bernstein, the […]
Not Your Typical Entrepreneurs: Samara Mejia Hernandez and Benjamin Hernandez
This week’s DPELC-MSL Speaker Series featured Samara Mejia Hernandez and Benjamin Hernandez. Samara is an early stage investor at MATH Venture Partners and Benjamin is the Founder & CEO of NuMat Technologies. Though they are now fixtures in their industries, their personal and professional backgrounds differed from that of a lot of their peers. The […]
Top 10 Job Search Strategies from MSL Alumni
Applying for jobs can be a stressful and time-consuming process. That’s why the MSL program recently invited alumni of the program to share their job search tips and strategies with our students. Here are the top 10 takeaways from the panel: Take the time to figure out what you want. Spend time understanding what types of […]
Job Tip: Take a 360 View
Here’s a job search tip: take a 360 view. When you have decided on an industry or sector, consider what is the thing that gets made? Who makes the thing? Who provides services to the industry? Who regulates it? Who helps with compliance? Where are the intersections? By asking these questions, you will find the […]
Career Highlight: Patent Practitioners
When I talk to people about the MSL program and mention how our robust curriculum in intellectual property can prepare them for careers at the intersection of law, business, and technology they often say something like this: “Oh yeah, like patent attorneys?” This is my opening. I get to tell them that there are actually […]