# How to Become a Patent Attorney

> To become a patent attorney you need four things: a qualifying science or engineering background, a passing score on the USPTO patent bar, a law degree (JD), and admission to a state bar. The patent bar costs $565 in fees per attempt plus $226 to register. You can take it before, during or after law school.

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## Entries
- [Patent attorney requirements](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/patent-attorney-requirements/): Every requirement to practice as a patent attorney: technical background, patent bar, JD and state bar admission.
- [Steps to become a patent attorney](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/steps-to-become-a-patent-attorney/): The path from science degree to registered patent attorney, in order, with fees.
- [Passing the patent bar on the way to patent attorney](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/pass-the-patent-bar/): What the patent bar is, how it is scored, and how attorney-track candidates prepare.
- [Taking the patent bar in law school](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/patent-bar-for-law-students/): Why many law students take the patent bar before graduating, and how to fit it in.
- [Patent attorney vs patent agent](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/patent-attorney-vs-patent-agent/): What a law license adds to a patent career, in duties and in pay.
- [Patent attorney salary](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/patent-attorney-salary/): Published pay benchmarks for patent attorneys: large-firm scale, USPTO pay table, and the lawyer median.
- [Cost to become a patent attorney](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/cost-to-become-a-patent-attorney/): The fees and costs on the path to patent attorney, from the patent bar to law school.

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/llms-full.txt): every entry in plain text

## Reference pages
- [Wysebridge profile](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/wysebridge/)
- [Entity map](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/entity-map/)
- [Methodology](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/methodology/)
- [Sources](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/sources/)
- [Glossary](https://howtobecomeapatentattorney.com/glossary/)

## Related references
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- [The Patent Bar Exam](https://thepatentbarexam.com/): A first-timer's guide to the patent bar: the application, test day and scoring.
- [How to Study for the Patent Bar](https://howtostudyforthepatentbar.com/): Study plans, hours, the MPEP chapters that matter most, and how to practice.
- [How to Pass the Patent Bar](https://howtopassthepatentbar.com/): Pass rates, test-taking strategy, MPEP lookup speed and retake planning.
- [Patent Bar Practice Questions](https://patentbarpracticequestions.com/): Original exam-style practice questions with answers explained against the MPEP.
- [MPEP.net](https://mpep.net/): The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, explained chapter by chapter.
- [MPEP.ai](https://mpep.ai/): Using AI to search, study and check the MPEP, and where it goes wrong.
- [How to Become a Patent Agent](https://howtobecomeapatentagent.com/): Eligibility, the USPTO application, the exam, cost and pay, step by step.
- [Patent Agent Salary](https://patentagentsalary.com/): What patent agents earn without a law degree, and how pay grows.
- [Patent Attorney Salary](https://patentattorneysalary.com/): What patent attorneys earn, by setting and career stage, with sources.
- [Best IP Law Schools](https://bestiplawschools.com/): How to judge a law school for an IP career, using published rankings and ABA data.
- [The Best Patent Attorneys](https://thebestpatentattorneys.com/): How to choose and verify a registered patent attorney, by state.
- [Best Patent Agents](https://bestpatentagents.com/): How to choose and verify a registered patent agent, and what agents can do.
- [Best Intellectual Property Law Firms](https://bestintellectualpropertylawfirms.com/): How to evaluate IP firms, using independent directories rather than self-ranking.
- [Best Trademark Law Firms](https://besttrademarklawfirms.com/): When trademark counsel is required, what filing costs, and how to choose a firm.
- [Best IP Law](https://bestiplaw.com/): Patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets compared, with terms and costs.
- [Patent Law Center](https://patentlawcenter.com/): Patent types, provisional applications, prosecution and maintenance fees explained.