What Makes A Good Patent Attorney?

This article first appeared on the UT Project.

Most of the UT Companies are depending on a good strategy to secure their IP. The companies also need to be sure that they get the best expertise to work with them on IP related issues. As most of them are working globally, it is vital to have an IP partner that has international presence and experience.

Therefore, many technology-based businesses use Patent Attorneys to help them secure protection for their inventions but what does the job entail and how does one become one?

Dr Jasmine Percival of Marks & Clerk, UT's go to intellectual property firm, provides some insights:

I have always had an interest in science, and the revolutionary technologies that emerge from research. This led me to pursue biology at both undergraduate and post-graduate level. Whilst completing my PhD I realised that I wanted a career that would keep me up to date with cutting edge science, across a broad spectrum of technologies,