Patent applications: the three criteria Novelty. This means that your invention must not have been made public – not even by yourself – before the date of the application. Inventive step. This means that your product or process must be an inventive solution. Industrial applicability.
Here are six steps to become a patent attorney: Earn a science or engineering degree. Take the LSAT. Attend law school. Pass the state bar exam. Pass patent bar and register with USPTO. Consider additional specialized education.
Both Patent Agents and Attorneys must either have a degree (B.S., B.A., Masters or PhD) in science or engineering, or have taken a certain amount of science and/or engineering classes to qualify to sit for an exam called the Patent Bar.